是 — Chinese character
是
shì
to be; indeed, right, yes; okay
- Pinyin
- shì
- Radical
- 72 ⽇ (Sun)
- Strokes
- 9
- Components
- 日 疋
- Formation
- ideographic — To speak 日 directly 疋
- Japanese
- 是 as a kanji
Common words with 是
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 不是 | bù shì | no; is not |
| 不是 | bù shi | fault; blame |
| 就是 | jiù shì | exactly; precisely; only; simply; just |
| 但是 | dàn shì | but; however |
| 还是 (還是) | hái shi | still (as before); had better |
| 只是 | zhǐ shì | merely; only; just; nothing but; simply |
| 是否 | shì fǒu | whether (or not); if |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 可是 | kě shì | but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed |
| 真是 | zhēn shi | indeed; truly; (coll.) (used to express disapproval, annoyance etc) |
| 而是 | ér shì | rather |
| 总是 (總是) | zǒng shì | always |
English words written with 是
是 in the Chinese classics
Occurrences: Tao Te Ching 71 · Analects 60 · Art of War 33 · I Ching 2 · Mencius 256 · Zhuangzi 466 · Great Learning 10 · Doctrine of the Mean 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 2
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 3
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 6
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 7
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 10
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 12
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 13
- Tao Te Ching Chapter 14
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