什

Character

什 shén · shí

HSK 1Character2 readings

what

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 4
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻十
Traditional: 什
Frequency: #77 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

shénMain reading shíRare reading

shén

shen2Main readingHSK 1

what CC-CEDICT

Words that use “什” as shén

什么shén mewhat?WordHSK 1 干什么gàn shén mewhat are you doing? asks about someone's actionWordHSK 1 没什么méi shén menothing importantWordHSK 1 为什么wèi shén mewhy?WordHSK 2 什么样shén me yàngwhat kind? what sort?WordHSK 2 什么事shén me shìWhat's up?Word 什么人shén me rénwho?Word 什么的shén me deand so onWord

shí

shi2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is shén.

ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) CC-CEDICT
assorted CC-CEDICT
miscellaneous CC-CEDICT

Words that use “什” as shí

乌什wū shíUqturpan, a county in Aksu Prefecture 阿克苏地区See 乌什县WordUnreviewed

什叶shí yèShiaWord 什器shí qìvarious kinds of everyday utensilsWord 什菜shí càimixed vegetablesWord

什邡shí fāngShifang, a county-level city in Deyang City 德阳市See 什邡市WordUnreviewed

什锦shí jǐn(food) assortedWord

喀什kā shíKashgar, prefecture in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region…See 喀什地区+1 moreWordUnreviewed

奥什ào shíOshWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 什

Draw “什” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

你在吃什么?
nǐ zài chī shén me
What are you eating?
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这是什么的书?
zhè shì shén me de shū
What kind of book is this?
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你叫什么名字?
nǐ jiào shén me míng zì
What is your name?
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Same radical 亻

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他tā 你nǐ 個gè 们men 們men 傢jiā 作zuò 做zuò 位wèi 任rèn 併bìng 但dàn

什