世(shì)

HSK 35 strokes

surname Shi

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
surname Shi
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 世 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Pictograph⿻廿？

Three leaves on a branch

A drawing of the thing it names.

Made of

廿niàn

Parts are arranged overlaid.

How to write 世 step by step

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

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Words with 世

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

shì世jiè界
HSK 3

world

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shì世jiè界bēi杯
HSK 3

World Cup

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shì世dài代
HSK 7-9

for many generations

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shì世gù故
HSK 7-9

the ways of the world

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shì世jiè界jí级
HSK 7-9

world-class

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yī一shì世

generation; period of 30 years; one's whole lifetime; lifelong; age; era; t…

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sān三shì世

the Third (of numbered kings)

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xià下shì世

to die; future incarnation; next life; to be born; to come into the world; …

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界杯代故级一三下

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