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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
事 shì	事 \| 事* \| *事	matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL: 件, 樁｜桩, 回	HSK 1


十 shí	十 \| 十* \| *十	ten / 10	HSK 1


䴓 shī	䴓 \| 䴓* \| *䴓	nuthatch (bird of genus Sitta)	鳾


是 shì	是 \| 是* \| *是	to be (followed by substantives only) / correct; right; true / (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well / (adverb for emphatic assertion)	HSK 1


世 Shì	世 \| 世* \| *世	surname Shi


世 shì	世 \| 世* \| *世	life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble


师 Shī	师 \| 师* \| *师	surname Shi	師


师 shī	师 \| 师* \| *师	teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops	師


式 shì	式 \| 式* \| *式	type / form / pattern / style	HSK 5


〸 shí	〸 \| 〸* \| *〸	numeral 10 in the Suzhou numeral system 蘇州碼子｜苏州码子


似 shì	似 \| 似* \| *似	used in 似的


使 shǐ	使 \| 使* \| *使	to make / to cause / to enable / to use / to employ / to send / to instruct sb to do sth / envoy / messenger	HSK 3


僵尸 jiāngshī	僵尸 \| 僵尸* \| *僵尸	gyonshi / jiang shi / Chinese vampire / zombie	殭屍


苏轼 Sū Shì	苏轼 \| 苏轼* \| *苏轼	Su Shi (1037-1101), aka Su Dongpo 蘇東坡｜苏东坡, Song dynasty writer, calligrapher and public official, one of the Three Su's 三蘇｜三苏 and one of the Eight Giants of Tang and Song Prose 唐宋八大家	蘇軾


水浒传 Shuǐhǔ Zhuàn	水浒传 \| 水浒传* \| *水浒传	Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature	水滸傳


什 shí	什 \| 什* \| *什	ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous


苏东坡 Sū Dōngpō	苏东坡 \| 苏东坡* \| *苏东坡	Su Dongpo, another name for Su Shi 蘇軾｜苏轼 (1037-1101), northern Song writer and calligrapher	蘇東坡


安史之乱 Ān Shǐzhī Luàn	安史之乱 \| 安史之乱* \| *安史之乱	An-Shi Rebellion (755-763) of 安祿山｜安禄山 and 史思明, a catastrophic setback for Tang dynasty	安史之亂


鼭 shí	鼭 \| 鼭* \| *鼭	a kind of rat


安禄山 Ān Lùshān	安禄山 \| 安禄山* \| *安禄山	An Lushan (703-757), Tang general, leader of the An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂｜安史之乱	安祿山


史 Shǐ	史 \| 史* \| *史	surname Shi


史 shǐ	史 \| 史* \| *史	history / annals / title of an official historian in ancient China


市 shì	市 \| 市* \| *市	market / city / municipality (administrative unit) / (literary) to trade; to buy and sell goods	HSK 2


室 Shì	室 \| 室* \| *室	surname Shi


室 shì	室 \| 室* \| *室	room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	HSK 3


势 shì	势 \| 势* \| *势	power / influence / potential / momentum / tendency / trend / situation / conditions / outward appearance / sign / gesture / male genitals	勢


湿 shī	湿 \| 湿* \| *湿	moist / wet	濕 HSK 4


三侠五义 Sānxiáwǔyì	三侠五义 \| 三侠五义* \| *三侠五义	Sanxia wuyi (lit. Three knight-errants and five righteous one), novel edited from stories of late Qing dynasty pinghua 評話｜评话 master storyteller Shi Yukun 石玉昆	三俠五義


胡适 Hú Shì	胡适 \| 胡适* \| *胡适	Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese 白話文｜白话文	胡適


侍 shì	侍 \| 侍* \| *侍	to serve / to attend upon


嗜 shì	嗜 \| 嗜* \| *嗜	addicted to / fond of / stem corresponding to -phil or -phile


舐 shì	舐 \| 舐* \| *舐	to lick / to lap (up)


汉元帝 Hàn Yuándì	汉元帝 \| 汉元帝* \| *汉元帝	Yuan Emperor, reign name of Han Dynasty emperor Liu Shi 劉奭｜刘奭, (74-33 BC), reigned 48-33 BC	漢元帝


拭 shì	拭 \| 拭* \| *拭	to wipe


食 shí	食 \| 食* \| *食	to eat / food / animal feed / eclipse


识 shí	识 \| 识* \| *识	to know / knowledge / Taiwan pr. [shi4]	識 HSK 6


施琅 Shī Láng	施琅 \| 施琅* \| *施琅	Shi Lang (1621–1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties


弑 shì	弑 \| 弑* \| *弑	to murder a superior / to murder one's parent	弒


仕 shì	仕 \| 仕* \| *仕	to serve as an official / an official / the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 將｜将


施 Shī	施 \| 施* \| *施	surname Shi


施 shī	施 \| 施* \| *施	(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc) / to distribute (alms etc) / to apply (fertilizer etc)


氏 shì	氏 \| 氏* \| *氏	(bound form) family name; surname (as in 王氏 "the Wang clan") / (bound form) maiden name; née (as in 李王氏 "Mrs. Li, née Wang") / (bound form) honorific suffix added to the surname or full name of a notable person, esp. historical or scholarly figures


施耐庵 Shī Nài'ān	施耐庵 \| 施耐庵* \| *施耐庵	Shi Nai'an (1296-1371), author of Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh 水滸傳｜水浒传


时 Shí	时 \| 时* \| *时	surname Shi	時


时 shí	时 \| 时* \| *时	o'clock / time / when / hour / season / period	時 HSK 3


石 Shí	石 \| 石* \| *石	surname Shi / abbr. for Shijiazhuang 石家莊｜石家庄, the capital of Hebei


石 shí	石 \| 石* \| *石	rock / stone / stone inscription / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音


视 shì	视 \| 视* \| *视	(literary, or bound form) to look at	視


东坡肉 Dōngpōròu	东坡肉 \| 东坡肉* \| *东坡肉	stir-fried pork, favorite of Northern Song writer Su Shi 蘇軾｜苏轼, a.k.a. Su Dongpo 蘇東坡｜苏东坡	東坡肉


蚀 shí	蚀 \| 蚀* \| *蚀	to nibble away at sth / to eat into / to erode	蝕


试 shì	试 \| 试* \| *试	to test / to try / experiment / examination / test	試 HSK 1


实 shí	实 \| 实* \| *实	real / true / honest / really / solid / fruit / seed / definitely	實


东施效颦 Dōng Shīxiàopín	东施效颦 \| 东施效颦* \| *东施效颦	lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself	東施效顰


乔石 Qiáo Shí	乔石 \| 乔石* \| *乔石	Qiao Shi (1924-2015), Chinese politician	喬石


恃 shì	恃 \| 恃* \| *恃	(bound form) to rely on / (literary) one's mother


襫 shì	襫 \| 襫* \| *襫	used in 襏襫｜袯襫


始 shǐ	始 \| 始* \| *始	to begin / to start / then / only then


饰 shì	饰 \| 饰* \| *饰	decoration / ornament / to decorate / to adorn / to hide / to conceal (a fault) / excuse (to hide a fault) / to play a role (in opera) / to impersonate	飾


鲥 shí	鲥 \| 鲥* \| *鲥	used in 鰣魚｜鲥鱼	鰣


拾 shí	拾 \| 拾* \| *拾	to pick up / to collate or arrange / ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)	HSK 5


诗 Shī	诗 \| 诗* \| *诗	abbr. for Shijing 詩經｜诗经, the Book of Songs	詩


诗 shī	诗 \| 诗* \| *诗	poem / CL: 首 / poetry / verse	詩 HSK 4


誓 shì	誓 \| 誓* \| *誓	oath / vow / to swear / to pledge


戺 shì	戺 \| 戺* \| *戺	door pivot


浉河 Shī Hé	浉河 \| 浉河* \| *浉河	Shi River in Xinyang City 信陽市｜信阳市, Henan	溮河


螫 shì	螫 \| 螫* \| *螫	(literary) (of a bee or spider etc) to sting or bite


水浒全传 Shuǐhǔ Quánzhuàn	水浒全传 \| 水浒全传* \| *水浒全传	Water Margin or Outlaws of the Marsh by Shi Nai'an 施耐庵, one of the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature / also written 水滸傳｜水浒传	水滸全傳


饣 shí	饣 \| 饣* \| *饣	"to eat" or "food" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 184)	飠


奭 Shì	奭 \| 奭* \| *奭	surname Shi


奭 shì	奭 \| 奭* \| *奭	(literary) majestic; magnificent / (literary) rich, deep red / (literary) angry; furious


忕 shì	忕 \| 忕* \| *忕	accustomed to / habit


狮 shī	狮 \| 狮* \| *狮	(bound form) lion	獅


逝 shì	逝 \| 逝* \| *逝	(of flowing water or time) to pass by / to pass away; to die


祏 shí	祏 \| 祏* \| *祏	stone shrine


释 shì	释 \| 释* \| *释	to explain / to release / Buddha (abbr. for 釋迦牟尼｜释迦牟尼) / Buddhism	釋


炻 shí	炻 \| 炻* \| *炻	stoneware


史思明 Shǐ Sīmíng	史思明 \| 史思明* \| *史思明	Shi Siming (703-761), military colleague of An Lushan 安祿山｜安禄山, participated in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂｜安史之乱


失 shī	失 \| 失* \| *失	to lose / to miss / to fail


宋四家 Sòngsìjiā	宋四家 \| 宋四家* \| *宋四家	four famous Song calligraphers, namely: Su Shi 蘇軾｜苏轼, Huang Tingjian 黃庭堅｜黄庭坚, Mi Fu 米芾 and Cai Xiang 蔡襄


浉 Shī	浉 \| 浉* \| *浉	Shi, name of river in Xinyang 信陽｜信阳, Henan	溮


贳 shì	贳 \| 贳* \| *贳	to borrow / to buy on credit / to rent out	貰


驶 shǐ	驶 \| 驶* \| *驶	(of a vehicle, horse etc) to go fast; to speed / (of a vehicle) to run; to go / (of a boat) to sail	駛


鼫 shí	鼫 \| 鼫* \| *鼫	long-tailed marmot


石涛 Shí Tāo	石涛 \| 石涛* \| *石涛	Shi Tao (1642-1707), Chinese landscape painter and poet	石濤


𬤊 shì	𬤊 \| 𬤊* \| *𬤊	to examine / to judge	諟


适 Shì	适 \| 适* \| *适	surname Shi	適


适 shì	适 \| 适* \| *适	to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue	適


三苏 Sān Sū	三苏 \| 三苏* \| *三苏	the Three Su's (famous Song dynasty writers Su Xun 蘇洵｜苏洵 and his sons Su Shi 蘇軾｜苏轼 and Su Zhe 蘇轍｜苏辙)	三蘇


士 Shì	士 \| 士* \| *士	surname Shi


士 shì	士 \| 士* \| *士	member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker


石玉昆 Shí Yùkūn	石玉昆 \| 石玉昆* \| *石玉昆	Shi Yukun (c. 1810-1871), Qing pinghua 評話｜评话 master storyteller


是 shì	是 \| 是* \| *是	variant of 是	昰 HSK 1


筮 shì	筮 \| 筮* \| *筮	divine by stalk


蓍 shī	蓍 \| 蓍* \| *蓍	yarrow (Achillea millefolium)


栻 shì	栻 \| 栻* \| *栻	(tree)


匙 shi	匙 \| 匙* \| *匙	used in 鑰匙｜钥匙


惠子 Huìzi	惠子 \| 惠子* \| *惠子	Hui-zi also known as Hui Shi 惠施 (c. 370-310 BC), politician and philosopher of the School of Logicians 名家 during the Warring States Period (475-220 BC)


寔 shí	寔 \| 寔* \| *寔	really / solid


揓 shì	揓 \| 揓* \| *揓	to hold / to grasp


湜 shí	湜 \| 湜* \| *湜	clear water / pure

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