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Character

是 shì

HSK 1Character

to be; says who or what a person or thing is

Radical
日
Strokes
9
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
日 疋
Traditional
是
Frequency
#4 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

shì

shi4
  1. to be; says who or what a person or thing is
  2. yes; right (used to agree)

Examples

  • 我是学生。

    wǒ shì xué sheng

    I am a student.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这是我的书。

    zhè shì wǒ de shū

    This is my book.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 是，你说得对。

    shì nǐ shuō de duì

    Yes, you are right.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 9 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 是

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

Words with 是

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是不是shì bu shìused to ask if something is true or notWordHSK 1是否shì fǒuwhether or not (used to ask a yes or no question)WordHSK 4是非shì fēithe difference between right and wrong; knowing what is good or badWordHSK 7–9是以shì yǐthereforeWord是故shì gùthereforeWord是日shì rì(formal) this dayWord是次shì cì(formal) this timeWord是的shì deyes, that's rightWord是荷shì hé(written) (at the end of a request in letters) I would be much obligedWord是味儿shì wèi r(of food) to have the right tasteWord是拉差shì lā chāsriracha (loanword)Word是德科技shì dé kē jìKeysight Technologies (instrumentation company)Word

Same radical 日

All characters with 日 →
日rì时shí時shí明míng星xīng晚wǎn早zǎo曆lì昨zuó普pǔ易yì昇shēng
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