CHARACTERS / SHI

“shi” is 38 characters.

Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.

  1. 什shíten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)HSK 1 · TONE 2
  2. 十shítenHSK 1 · TONE 2
  3. 师shīteacherHSK 1 · TONE 1
  4. 时shío'clockHSK 1 · TONE 2
  5. 是shìto be (followed by substantives only)HSK 1 · TONE 4
  6. 视shì(literary, or bound form) to look atHSK 1 · TONE 4
  7. 识shíto knowHSK 1 · TONE 2
  8. 事shìmatterHSK 2 · TONE 4
  9. 始shǐto beginHSK 2 · TONE 3
  10. 室shìroomHSK 2 · TONE 4
  11. 试shìto testHSK 2 · TONE 4
  12. 世shìlifeHSK 3 · TONE 4
  13. 史shǐhistoryHSK 3 · TONE 3
  14. 实shírealHSK 3 · TONE 2
  15. 市shìmarketHSK 3 · TONE 4
  16. 使shǐto makeHSK 4 · TONE 3
  17. 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old)HSK 4 · TONE 4
  18. 失shīto loseHSK 4 · TONE 1
  19. 式shìtypeHSK 4 · TONE 4
  20. 拾shíto pick upHSK 4 · TONE 2
  21. 柿shìpersimmonHSK 4 · TONE 4
  22. 示shìto showHSK 4 · TONE 4
  23. 适shìto fitHSK 4 · TONE 4
  24. 释shìto explainHSK 4 · TONE 4
  25. 势shìpowerHSK 5 · TONE 4
  26. 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)HSK 5 · TONE 1
  27. 湿shīmoistHSK 5 · TONE 1
  28. 狮shī(bound form) lionHSK 5 · TONE 1
  29. 石shírockHSK 5 · TONE 2
  30. 诗shīpoemHSK 5 · TONE 1
  31. 食shíto eatHSK 5 · TONE 2
  32. 饰shìdecorationHSK 5 · TONE 4
  33. 驶shǐ(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fastHSK 5 · TONE 3
  34. 尸shī(bound form) corpseHSK 6 · TONE 1
  35. 氏shì(bound form) family nameHSK 6 · TONE 4
  36. 蚀shíto nibble away at sthHSK 6 · TONE 2
  37. 誓shìoathHSK 6 · TONE 4
  38. 逝shì(of flowing water or time) to pass byHSK 6 · TONE 4