是 (shì)
To be (am, is, are); yes; correct.
How 是 is written
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun/day
- Traditional
- 是
- Simplified
- 是 (unchanged)
Common words using 是
- 但是 dànshì
- but; however
- 只是 zhǐshì
- merely; simply; only
- 可是 kěshì
- but; however
- 於是 yúshì
- thereupon; as a result; consequently
- 是否 shìfǒu
- whether (or not); if; is or isn't
- 總是 zǒngshì
- always
- 還是 háishi
- or; still; nevertheless
- 一無是處 yīwúshìchù
- not one good point; everything about it is wrong
- 不是 bùshì
- no; is not; not
- 乃是 nǎishì
- to be
- 也就是說 yějiùshìshuō
- in other words; that is to say; so
- 似是而非 sìshìérfēi
- apparently right but actually wrong; specious (idiom)
是 in a sentence
這是我最喜歡的一本書。
Zhè shì wǒ zuì xǐhuān de yì běn shū.
“This is my favorite book.”
How common is 是?
是 is the 3rd most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 7% of all running text.
Characters that appear with 是
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