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视 shì — “to look at”
How to write and say the Chinese character 视 (shì), which means to look at — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Out & about.
Pinyin · 拼音 shì
Meaning · 意思 to look at
Strokes · 笔画 8
Radical · 部首 见 (see)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
视 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
见 (see) hints at the meaning, and 礻 lends its sound — together they make 视.
A common word常用词
电视
television
Example sentence例句
少看电视，多看书。
Less TV, more books.
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