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Traditional Pīnyīn		English Definition	Simplified 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


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


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


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


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	room / work unit / grave / scabbard / family or clan / one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy	HSK 3


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


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


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


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


世 Shì	世 \| 世* \| *世	surname Shi


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


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


東坡肉 Dōngpōròu	東坡肉 \| 東坡肉* \| *東坡肉	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	东坡肉


鼭 shí	鼭 \| 鼭* \| *鼭	a kind of rat


史 Shǐ	史 \| 史* \| *史	surname Shi


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


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


室 Shì	室 \| 室* \| *室	surname Shi


師 Shī	師 \| 師* \| *師	surname Shi	师


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


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


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


水滸全傳 Shuǐhǔ Quánzhuàn	水滸全傳 \| 水滸全傳* \| *水滸全傳	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	水浒全传


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)


三蘇 Sān Sū	三蘇 \| 三蘇* \| *三蘇	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)	三苏


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


拭 shì	拭 \| 拭* \| *拭	to wipe


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


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


飾 shì	飾 \| 飾* \| *飾	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	饰


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


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


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


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)


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


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


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


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


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


瑞獅 Ruì Shī	瑞獅 \| 瑞獅* \| *瑞獅	Rui Shi, Auspicious Lions of Chinese mythology	瑞狮


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


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


蘇軾 Sū Shì	蘇軾 \| 蘇軾* \| *蘇軾	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	苏轼


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


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


戺 shì	戺 \| 戺* \| *戺	door pivot


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


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


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


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


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


祏 shí	祏 \| 祏* \| *祏	stone shrine


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


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


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


諡 shì	諡 \| 諡* \| *諡	(bound form) posthumous name or title / (literary) to confer a posthumous name or title	谥


鰤 shī	鰤 \| 鰤* \| *鰤	yellowtail (Seriola qinqueradiata)	𫚕


三俠五義 Sānxiáwǔyì	三俠五義 \| 三俠五義* \| *三俠五義	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	三侠五义


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


時 Shí	時 \| 時* \| *時	surname Shi	时


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


筮 shì	筮 \| 筮* \| *筮	divine by stalk


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


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


軾 shì	軾 \| 軾* \| *軾	(literary) handrail at the front of a carriage or chariot; to bow while leaning on this handrail as a gesture of respect	轼


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)


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


塒 shí	塒 \| 塒* \| *塒	hen roost	埘


寔 shí	寔 \| 寔* \| *寔	really / solid


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


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


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


適 Shì	適 \| 適* \| *適	surname Shi	适


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


石勒 Shí Lè	石勒 \| 石勒* \| *石勒	Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙｜后赵 (319-350)


絁 shī	絁 \| 絁* \| *絁	rough, indelicate silk


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


屎 shǐ	屎 \| 屎* \| *屎	feces; excrement; a stool / (bound form) secretion (of the ear, eye etc)

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