(shì)

HSK 43 strokes

surname Shi

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
surname Shi
Strokes
3
HSK level
HSK 4
Traditional
Same

How to write step by step

3 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.

shìbīng
HSK 4

soldier

Open 士兵 page →
rénshì
HSK 5

person; figure; public figure

Open 人士 page →
shì
HSK 5

doctor (as an academic degree)

Open 博士 page →
xiàshì

lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty o…

Open 下士 page →
biàn便shì

(loanword) pence; penny

Open 便士 page →

gentleman aspiring to benevolence (idiom); people with lofty ideals

Open 仁人志士 page →

those with lofty ideals (idiom)

Open 仁人义士 page →

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