视

眎
shì
#438 most
frequent character
variant of 視|视[shi4], variant of 示[shi4]

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

视 pairs 见, to see, with 礻 shì, which marks the sound. It first meant to inspect or observe. From that came to look or see, to show, and vision.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

视shì
old variant of 視|视[shi4]
视shì
(literary, or bound form) to look at

Homophones

HSK 4
试shì
to test, to try, experiment
事shì
thing
市shì
city
室shì
room
式shì
type, style, pattern, form, ceremony
示shì
to show, to reveal

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