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HSK 7-98 strokesTrad.
Readingsshì

pool

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
zé / shì
Meaning
pool; pond; (of metals etc) luster; favor or beneficence; damp; moist
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰氵?

In this compound, the meaning comes from (water).

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

guāng
HSK 7-9

see 光泽县

Open 光泽 page →
rèn

see 任泽区

Open 任泽 page →
ān

Anze county in Linfen 临汾, Shanxi

Open 安泽 page →
péng

see 彭泽县

Open 彭泽 page →
ēn

favor from an emperor or high official

Open 恩泽 page →
huì

see 会泽县

Open 会泽 page →
hóng

see 洪泽区

Open 洪泽 page →

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