Chinese Character 是 Meanings and components.

Form

是

Meaning

是 meaning[3] in English

Is.

Are.

Am.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 是 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are abbr. for 日本[Ri4 … (日) , and (𤴓)

Its radical[1] is: 日 (ri4) which means: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan, .日ri4abbr. for …

In cangjie it is written with AMYO

How to write 是

To write是shi4is you should write a combination of 日ri4abbr. for … , 𤴓ya3 arranged in a 吕 shape:

日 + 𤴓 = 是

是 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 是 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 是, looks as follow:

是
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Is . Are . Am . Yes . To Be
日
Pinyin:ri4
Meaning[3]: Abbr. For 日本[Ri4 Ben3], Japan
𤴓
Pinyin:ya3

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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