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匙

shi

HSK 4 Character

What 匙 means

1. used in {钥匙|yào shi}

Other readings

匙 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• chíspoon

Example sentences

• 带钥匙来。
  Bring the key.
• 我钥匙丢了。
  I have lost my key.
• 他转动钥匙。
  He turned the key.
• 不要玩钥匙。
  Do not play with the key.
• 你拿错钥匙了。
  You took the wrong key.
• 我把钥匙掉了。
  I have lost the key.

Words containing 匙

• 钥匙yào shikey
• 汤匙tāng chísoup spoon; tablespoon
• 茶匙chá chíteaspoon
• 锁匙suǒ chí(dialect) key; Taiwan pr. suǒ shi
• 饭匙fàn chírice paddle
• 燃烧匙rán shāo chídeflagrating spoon; combustion spoon
• 配钥匙pèi yào shito make a key
• 钥匙卡yào shi kǎkeycard
• 钥匙链yào shi liànkeychain
• 私人钥匙sī rén yào shiprivate key (in encryption)
• 公筷母匙gōng kuài mǔ chí(Taiwan) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene
• 一匙yī chíspoonful
• 万能钥匙wàn néng yào shimaster key; skeleton key; passkey
• 一把钥匙开一把锁yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒOne key opens one lock.; There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom)

Characters built on 是

These share the phonetic component 是 (shì), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 提títo carry (hanging down from the hand); to lift; to put forward
• 题títopic; problem for discussion; exam question
• 堤dīdike; Taiwan pr. tí
• 缇tíorange-red silk; orange-red colored
• 醍tíused in 醍醐
• 鳀tíanchovy
• 鞮dīleather shoes

Characters that look like 匙

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 期qīa period of time; phase; stage
• 勒lè(literary) bridle; halter; headstall; to rein in; to compel; to force
• 彩cǎi(bright) color; variety; applause
• 逛guàngto stroll; to visit
• 躯qūhuman body
• 彪biāo(literary) tiger stripes; (by extension) ornate and brightly colored…