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事 shì — “matter, thing”
How to write and say the Chinese character 事 (shì), which means matter, thing — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Songs, games & stories.
Pinyin · 拼音 shì
Meaning · 意思 matter, thing
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 亅 (hook)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
事 is written with 8 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
A hand holding a writing brush, hard at work — busy with matters and tasks.
A common word常用词
故事
story
Example sentence例句
睡前讲个故事吧。
Tell a story before bed.
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