事(shì)

HSK 18 strokes

matter

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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.

⿻⿳一口彐亅

Made of

一yī口kǒu彐jì亅jué

Parts are arranged overlaid.

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.

méi没shì事ér儿
HSK 1

to have spare time

Open 没事儿 page →
shì事qíng情
HSK 2

affair; matter; thing; business

Open 事情 page →
tóng同shì事
HSK 2

colleague; co-worker

Open 同事 page →
hǎo好shì事
HSK 2

good action, deed, thing or work (also sarcastic, "a fine thing indeed")

Open 好事 page →
gù故shì事
HSK 2

old practice

Open 故事 page →
shì事jiàn件
HSK 3

incident; event

Open 事件 page →
shì事shí实
HSK 3

fact

Open 事实 page →
shì事gù故
HSK 3

accident

Open 事故 page →

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没儿情同好故件实

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