CHARACTERS / SHI
“shi” is 38 characters.
Chinese has many characters with the same sound. The tone and the shape tell them apart.
- 什shíten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)HSK 1 · TONE 2
- 十shítenHSK 1 · TONE 2
- 师shīteacherHSK 1 · TONE 1
- 时shío'clockHSK 1 · TONE 2
- 是shìto be (followed by substantives only)HSK 1 · TONE 4
- 视shì(literary, or bound form) to look atHSK 1 · TONE 4
- 识shíto knowHSK 1 · TONE 2
- 事shìmatterHSK 2 · TONE 4
- 始shǐto beginHSK 2 · TONE 3
- 室shìroomHSK 2 · TONE 4
- 试shìto testHSK 2 · TONE 4
- 世shìlifeHSK 3 · TONE 4
- 史shǐhistoryHSK 3 · TONE 3
- 实shírealHSK 3 · TONE 2
- 市shìmarketHSK 3 · TONE 4
- 使shǐto makeHSK 4 · TONE 3
- 士shìmember of the senior ministerial class (old)HSK 4 · TONE 4
- 失shīto loseHSK 4 · TONE 1
- 式shìtypeHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 拾shíto pick upHSK 4 · TONE 2
- 柿shìpersimmonHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 示shìto showHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 适shìto fitHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 释shìto explainHSK 4 · TONE 4
- 势shìpowerHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 施shī(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)HSK 5 · TONE 1
- 湿shīmoistHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 狮shī(bound form) lionHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 石shírockHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 诗shīpoemHSK 5 · TONE 1
- 食shíto eatHSK 5 · TONE 2
- 饰shìdecorationHSK 5 · TONE 4
- 驶shǐ(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fastHSK 5 · TONE 3
- 尸shī(bound form) corpseHSK 6 · TONE 1
- 氏shì(bound form) family nameHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 蚀shíto nibble away at sthHSK 6 · TONE 2
- 誓shìoathHSK 6 · TONE 4
- 逝shì(of flowing water or time) to pass byHSK 6 · TONE 4