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实

shí

HSK 3 Character Traditional 實

What 实 means

1. real
2. true
3. honest
4. really
5. solid
6. fruit
7. seed
8. definitely

Example sentences

• 实话？
  The truth?
• 这确实。
  That's true.
• 现实点！
  Be realistic!
• 说实话。
  Let's tell the truth.
• 事实上。
  Actually.
• 那是现实。
  That's the way it is.

Words starting with 实

• 实在shí zàireally; actually; indeed
• 实现shí xiànto achieve; to implement; to realize; to bring about
• 实际shí jìreality; practice; practical
• 实行shí xíngto implement; to carry out; to put into practice
• 实践shí jiànpractice; to put into practice; to live up to (a promise)
• 实验shí yànexperiment; test; experimental
• 实用shí yòngto apply in practice; practical; functional; pragmatic; applied (science)
• 实习shí xíto practice; field work; to intern
• 实话shí huàtruth
• 实际上shí jì shàngin fact; in reality; as a matter of fact
• 实施shí shīto implement; to carry out
• 实力shí lìstrength
• 实质shí zhìsubstance; essence
• 实惠shí huìtangible benefit; material advantages; cheap
• 实事求是shí shì qiú shìlit. to seek truth from facts (idiom); fig. to be practical and realistic
• 实验室shí yàn shìlaboratory
• 实例shí lìactual example; living example; illustration
• 实物shí wùmaterial object; concrete object; original object
• 实地shí dìon-site
• 实体shí tǐentity; substance; thing that has a material existence…
• 实战shí zhànreal combat; actual combat
• 实时shí shí(in) real time; instantaneous
• 实习生shí xí shēngintern (esp. a student in practical training)
• 实质性shí zhì xìngsubstantive; substantial; material

Words containing 实

• 其实qí shíactually; in fact; really
• 确实què shíindeed; really; reliable
• 诚实chéng shíhonest
• 现实xiàn shíreality; actuality; real; actual; realistic; pragmatic; materialistic; self-interested
• 事实shì shífact
• 真实zhēn shítrue; real
• 老实lǎo shihonest; sincere; well-behaved; naive; gullible
• 结实jiē shirugged; sturdy; strong
• 果实guǒ shífruit (produced by a plant); (fig.) fruits (of success etc); results
• 证实zhèng shíto confirm (sth to be true); to verify
• 落实luò shípractical; workable; to implement
• 充实chōng shírich; full; substantial
• 踏实tā shifirmly-based; steady; steadfast
• 忠实zhōng shífaithful
• 切实qiè shífeasible; realistic; practical
• 扎实zhā shistrong; solid; sturdy
• 朴实pǔ shíplain; simple; guileless
• 坚实jiān shífirm and substantial; solid
• 务实wù shíto deal with concrete matters; pragmatic
• 名副其实míng fù qí shínot just in name only, but also in reality (idiom); aptly named; worthy of the name
• 事实上shì shí shàngin fact; in reality; actually
• 说实话shuō shí huàto speak the truth; truth to tell; frankly
• 真实性zhēn shí xìngauthenticity; truthfulness; veracity
• 着实zhuó shítruly; indeed; severely

Characters that look like 实

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

• 室shìroom; work unit; grave
• 宣xuānto declare (publicly); to announce
• 卖màito sell; to betray; to spare no effort
• 柔róusoft; flexible; supple
• 耍shuǎto play with; to wield; to act (cool etc)
• 奕yìabundant; graceful

Sounds the same

Read shí, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 时o'clock; time; when
• 识to know; knowledge; Taiwan pr. shì
• 十ten; 10
• 石rock; stone; stone inscription
• 食to eat; food; animal feed
• 蚀to nibble away at sth; to eat into; to erode
• 什ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc); assorted; miscellaneous
• 拾to pick up; to collate or arrange; ten (banker's anti-fraud numeral)
• 莳used in 莳萝
• 祏stone shrine
• 湜clear water; pure
• 炻stoneware