饰
HSK 5

饰 (shì): decorate, ornament, adorn

shì

decorate, ornament, adorn

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Pinyin

shì

HSK Level

Level 5

Characters

1

English Meaning

decorate, ornament, adorn

How to Write 饰 (shì)

饰 is written in 8 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

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Origin of 饰

A phono-semantic compound: 巾 (cloth) carries the meaning, and 饣 hints at the pronunciation.

What 饰 is Made Of

饰 is built from 2 components:

饣food
巾cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel

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Words Using 饰

Common Chinese words that contain 饰:

掩饰

yǎnshì

装饰

zhuāngshì

首饰

shǒushì

Characters Related to 饰

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