• 642nd most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 111 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)to test • to try • experiment • examination • test

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

尝试 (嘗試)
测试 (測試)
考试 (考試)

Uncommon

应试 (應試)
比试 (比試)
笔试 (筆試)
试一试 (試一試)
试卷 (試卷)
试图 (試圖)
试探 (試探)
试用 (試用)
试听 (試聽)
试题 (試題)
试验 (試驗)
试点 (試點)
面试 (面試)

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  • 642nd most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 111 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)to test • to try • experiment • examination • test

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

尝试 (嘗試)
测试 (測試)
考试 (考試)

Uncommon

应试 (應試)
比试 (比試)
笔试 (筆試)
试一试 (試一試)
试卷 (試卷)
试图 (試圖)
试探 (試探)
试用 (試用)
试听 (試聽)
试题 (試題)
试验 (試驗)
试点 (試點)
面试 (面試)

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  • 2920th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)crossbar in carriage front

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

苏轼 (蘇軾)

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  • 2920th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 3 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)crossbar in carriage front

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

苏轼 (蘇軾)

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  • 3331st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 7 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)wipe

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pinyin initial.
3. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Uncommon

拭目以待 
擦拭 

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  • 4741st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)to murder a superior • to murder one's parent

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shā' (sha1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
3. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shí' (shi2). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
4. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

弑父 (弒父)

Uncommon

弑君 (弒君)

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  • 4741st most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 4 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (shi4)to murder a superior • to murder one's parent

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'shì' (shi4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as '' (yi4). It has the same pinyin final.

Example Words

Common

弑父 (弒父)

Uncommon

弑君 (弒君)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.