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shí Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
shí | shi2
English translation
to eat
food
animal feed
eclipse
food; to eat
Pīnyīn Pronunciation
sì | si4
English translation
to feed

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About shí

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Number of strokes

9

Radical frequency

403

Traditional form

shí

Contains the radical

shí

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

A dish of food  liáng with a lid on top  rén

Etymology of shí

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Type

pictographic

Positional decomposition

人良

Explanation

Pictograph of food being spooned into the mouth. Not related to liáng .

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Example sentences using shí

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饭菜 fàn cài 而外, Huán chī líng shí , 肚子 dùzi Yuè 显形 xiǎn xíng , jiù 觉得 juéde 越须 duō chī hǎo 东西 dōngxī ;不能 bù néng 亏着 zuǐ .

Aside from meals, Tigress had to eat between them.

dōu yún Hòu shǎng Ōu qín 即可 jí kě 食用 shí yòng .

Toss to mix through then over with the chopped parsley before serving.

喜欢 xǐhuan chī de , 但是 dànshì 喜欢 xǐhuan 甜食 tián shí .

I like spicy food, but I don't like sweet food.

qún 发狂 fā kuáng de gǒu zài bǎo shí 可口 kěkǒu de 骨头 gǔtou .

Those mad at the dog eat three square meals a tasty bone.

BAKER先生 Xiānsheng : shì de , 喜欢 xǐhuan de 食物 shíwù , ne , 你是干什么 shénme 工作 gōngzuò de ?

MR BAKER: Yes, I like hot food Well, what do you do?

Words with shí

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
食物 shíwù food食物 shíwù
食品 shí pǐn food食品 shí pǐn
shí to eat shí
粮食 liángshi foodstuff糧食
饮食 yǐnshí diet飲食
美食 měi shí fine food美食 měi shí
食用 shí yòng food product食用 shí yòng
食堂 shí táng dining hall食堂 shí táng
零食 língshí snacks零食 língshí
进食 jìn shí to eat進食
食欲 shí yù appetite食慾
素食 sùshí vegetables素食 sùshí
吸食 xī shí to suck吸食 xī shí
食谱 shí pǔ cookbook食譜
节食 jié shí to save food節食
食物中毒 shí wù zhòng dú food poisoning食物中毒 shí wù zhòng dú
食指 shí zhǐ index finger食指 shí zhǐ
食言 shí yán to renege食言 shí yán
熟食 shú shí cooked food熟食 shú shí
食管 shí guǎn esophagus食管 shí guǎn
甜食 tián shí dessert甜食 tián shí
伙食 huǒ shí food伙食 huǒ shí
膳食 shàn shí meal膳食 shàn shí
食盐 shí yán edible salt食鹽
肉食 ròu shí carnivorous肉食 ròu shí

shí Decomposition & Compounds

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shí Decomposition

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shí Compounds

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  • shí
    • cān
    • shì
    • ěr , tāo , xiǎng , bǐng , tiè , yàn , něi , , cān , sūn , yǐn , fàn , , hài , tiǎn , tóng , , juàn , , zhuì , tán , , è , nuǎn , hún , huì , , , táng , , chì , , yōng , , fēn , cān , cān , , shí , , , , , , tún , rèn , , chì , fàn ,
    • yǐn , , , , , , , , , , bǎo , , , jiǎo , , bǐng , , xiǎng , le , , , è , , jùn , , , , yáo , hún , , , jiàn , xiàn , , , , , guǎn , , , , , , wèi , , , , , ,
    • , liú , 餿 sōu , , , , , mán , , xiū , jǐn , sǎn , kuì , zhuàn , , , , ráo , , , xiǎng , , , yàn , , chán , , , , náng
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