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是
是
shì
v./adj. to be; correct, right
Other meanings
[shì]   n./pro. truth, correct judgment; (lit.) this, that
日    sun
'是' is part of the following simplified words:
 匙 堤 寔 提 湜 缇 醍 韪 题 鳀
'是' is part of the following traditional words:
 匙 堤 寔 提 湜 緹 醍 韙 題 鯷
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Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
这​是​什​么​？
這​是​什​麼​？
zhè shì shén me ?
phr. What is this?
我​是​美​国​人​。
我​是​美​國​人​。
wǒ shì měi guó rén .
phr. I am American.
那​里​是​入​口​。
那​裡​是​入​口​。
nà li shì rù kǒu .
phr. Over there, that's the entrance.
都​是​你​的​错​
都​是​你​的​錯​
dōu shì nǐ de cuò
phr. it's all your fault
这​是​我​夫​人​。
这​是​我​夫​人​。
zhè shì wǒ fū ren .
phr. This is my wife.
他​是​我​朋​友​。
他​是​我​朋​友​。
tā shì wǒ péng you .
phr. He is my friend.
草​是​绿​色​的​
草​是​綠​色​的​
cǎo shì lǜ sè de
phr. Grass is of green color.
您​是​哪​位​？
您​是​哪​位​？
nín shì nǎ wèi ?
phr. (with politeness) Who are you?
你​是​对​的​！
你​是​對​的​！
nǐ shì duì de !
phr. You're right!
那​个​杯​子​是​我​的​。
那​個​杯​子​是​我​的​。
nà gè bēi zi shì wǒ de .
phr. That cup is mine.
你​说​得​是​。
你​說​得​是​。
nǐ shuō de shì
phr. You are right.
这​是​剪​刀​。
這​是​剪​刀​。
zhè shì jiǎn dāo .
phr. These are scissors.
大​楼​前​面​是​一​个​广​场​。
大​樓​前​面​是​一​個​廣​場​。
dà lóu qián miàn shì yí gè guáng chǎng
phr. In front of the building there is a square.