事(shì): matter
HSK 18 strokes
matter
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- shì
- Meaning
- matter; thing; item; work; affair; CL:件[jian4],桩,回[hui2]
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK level
- HSK 1
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 事 comes from and how its parts fit together.
How to write 事 step by step
8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 事
Common words using 事 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
(idiom) to have achieved nothing; to be a total failure; to get nowhere
Open 一事无成 page →Related characters
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