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
不是
bù shi
乃是
nǎi shì
于是
yú shì
但是
dàn shì
便是
biàn shì
倒是
dào shi
光是
guāng shì
凡是
fán shì
利是
lì shì
却是
què shì
只是
zhǐ shì

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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