(shī)

HSK 16 strokesTrad.

surname Shi

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
shī
Meaning
surname Shi
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰刂帀

To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

Traditional form : To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 㠯

How to write step by step

6 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.

shī
HSK 6

great master

Open 大师 page →
dǎoshī
HSK 7-9

tutor

Open 导师 page →
zhōngshī

secondary normal school (abbr. for 中等師範學校|中等师范学校[zhong1 deng3 shi1 fan4 xue…

Open 中师 page →
jīngshī

capital of a country (literary)

Open 京师 page →
rénshī

mentor; role model

Open 人师 page →

one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master

Open 一字之师 page →

monk who has mastered the scriptures; (esp.) Xuanzang 玄奘[Xuan2 zang4] (602-664)

Open 三藏法师 page →

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