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Pronunciation

Mandarin	shì, shi
Cantonese (Jyutping)	si6
反切 Fanqie	承旨切
Japanese Kun	kore, kono, koko
Japanese On	ze, shi
Korean (Hangul)	시
Korean (Yale)	si
Vietnamese	thị

Meaning

Definition

indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

Character Rank

Traditional	2
Simplified	4
常用字表	3
Hong Kong Grade Level	1
HSK v.3 Level	1
HSK v.3 Writing Level	1

Common Words With This Character  

可是	kěshì	but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed
但是	dànshì	but; however
总是	zǒngshì	always
或是	huòshì	or; either one or the other
就是	jiùshì	(emphasizes that something is precisely or exactly as stated); precisely; exactly; even; if; just like; in the same way as
只是	zhǐshì	merely; simply; only; but

Related Characters

Kangxi Radical	日 (#72:sun)
Shuowen Radical
Historical Variant	昰
Look-Alikes	足
Same Structure & Phonetic Component	(Sign-in required)

Computer Encoding

Unicode	U+662F
Big 5	AC4F
GB2312	CAC7

Input Method Codes

Cangjie	amyo
Four Corner	6080.1
WuBi 86	jghu
WuBi 98	jghu