誓

shì
#2,091 most
frequent character
oath, vow, to swear, to pledge

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

誓 shì combines 言, speech, with 折 zhé. Words that bind give the first meaning, 'bind oneself by words'. From there it grew to 'to swear, vow' and 'oath, vow'. 折 zhé supplies the sound, though the link is not clear in Mandarin.

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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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