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shī

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shī Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shī | shi1
English translation
spoon; surname
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chí | chi2
English translation
spoon
spoon; surname

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About shī

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

shī

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

spoon

Etymology of shī

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

是匕

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

shì

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and shì represents the sound.

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Example sentences using shī

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yín shī 擦亮 cā liàng .

Rub up the silver spoons.

zài 离开 líkāi 这里 zhè lǐ shí ,我们 wǒmen 钥匙 yàoshi jiāo gěi shuí ne ?

To whom should we turn over the key when we leave here?

diū le 钥匙 yàoshi ,心里 xīn li 发慌 fā huāng .

I got into a real flap when I lost my keys.

zài chá fàng le liǎng shī táng .

She put two spoonfuls of sugar in her tea.

zài chá 里加 Lǐ jiā le liǎng shī táng .

He put two spoonfuls of sugar in his tea.

Words with shī

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
钥匙 yàoshi key鑰匙
shī spoon shī
汤匙 tāng chí soup spoon湯匙
茶匙 chá chí teaspoon茶匙 chá chí
锁匙 suǒ chí (dialect) key鎖匙
钥匙链 yào shi liàn keychain鑰匙鏈
一把钥匙开一把锁 yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ One key opens one lock.一把鑰匙開一把鎖

shī Decomposition & Compounds

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shī Decomposition

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