适

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shì
#662 most
frequent character
to fit, suitable, proper, just (now)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

适 has 辶 movement as the meaning part and 舌 shé as the sound part. It first meant 'to go; to arrive'. The sense then grew to 'marry into a family', 'adapt', and 'suitable'.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

适kuò
see 李适[Li3 Kuo4]
适Shi4
surname Shi

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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