Shareables · HSK 1 · 字 · Character
构成 · What 是 is built from
是 = 日 + 龰.
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是shìto be (followed by substantives only)/correct; right; true/(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well/(adverb for emphatic assertion)/variant of 是
构成 · BUILT FROM
日 + 龰 = 是
| Character | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 日 | rì | abbr. for 本, Japan/sun/day/date, day of the month |
| 龰 | step component (form of 止, as in 走, 是) | |
| 是 | shì | to be (followed by substantives only)/correct; right; true/(respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well/(adverb for emphatic assertion)/variant of 是 |
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