(shì)

HSK 25 strokes

market

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
market; city; municipality (administrative unit); (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

⿱亠巾

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

5 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.

chāoshì
HSK 2

supermarket (abbr. for 超级市场)

Open 超市 page →
chéngshì
HSK 3

city; town

Open 城市 page →
shìchǎng
HSK 3

marketplace; market; bazaar

Open 市场 page →
shì
HSK 4

urban district

Open 市区 page →
shàngshì
HSK 6

to hit the market (of a new product); to float (a company on the stock mark…

Open 上市 page →
shìmín
HSK 6

city resident; townspeople

Open 市民 page →
shì
HSK 6

city; metropolis

Open 都市 page →

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