誓(shì)

HSK 7-914 strokes

oath

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
oath; vow; to swear; to pledge
Strokes
14
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 誓 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱折言

Words 言 that must not be broken 折; 折 also provides the pronunciation

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

Made of

折zhé言yán

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write 誓 step by step

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

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Words with 誓

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

xuān宣shì誓
HSK 7-9

to swear an oath (of office); to make a vow

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fā发shì誓
HSK 7-9

to vow

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zuò作shì誓

to pledge

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è恶shì誓

evil oath

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xìn信shì誓dàn旦dàn旦

to make a solemn vow

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shān山méng盟hǎi海shì誓

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love

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hǎi海shì誓shān山méng盟

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love

Open 海誓山盟 page →
méng盟shān山shì誓hǎi海

to pledge undying love (idiom); oath of eternal love

Open 盟山誓海 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

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宣发作恶信旦山盟

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