是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

Radical: 日 HSK 1 v ideographic

Components & Etymology

是 decomposes into the following components:

日 疋

Words containing 是

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 是.

不是
bù shì
no
乃是
nǎi shì
to be
于是
yú shì
thereupon
但是
dàn shì
but
便是
biàn shì
(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
倒是
dào shi
contrary to what one might expect
光是
guāng shì
solely
凡是
fán shì
each and every
利是
lì shì
lucky item (poster, envelope etc) made from red paper, used especially at Chinese New Year, also written 利事[li4 shi4]
却是
què shì
nevertheless
只是
zhǐ shì
merely
可是
kě shì
but

Related characters (radical 日)

Characters that share the radical 日.

㬎 日 旦 旧 旨 早 旬 旭 旮 旯 旰 旱 旲 时 旷 旺 昀 昂 昃 昆 昇 昉 昊 昌

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