是
shì
HSK 1
#3 most
frequent character
is, are, am, yes, to be
verb
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
是 has 龰 zhǐ, a variant of 止, as its sound part; 旦 is an empty part whose old role is unclear. It first meant 'this' in early texts. That grew to 'right, correct' and then to the sense 'to be'.
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Example Sentences
我是一名学生。
wǒshì yīmíng xuéshēng 。
I am a student.
这是一只猫。
zhè shì yīzhī māo 。
This is a cat.
他是我的朋友。
tāshì wǒde péngyǒu 。
He is my friend.
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