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世
Shì
1. surname Shi
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 5 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

世
shì
generation, era, age; world
HSK 3 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

一世
yīshì
generation
三世
sānshì
the Third (of numbered kings)
下世
xiàshì
to die
世上
shìshàng
on earth
世世
shìshì
from age to age
世事
shìshì
affairs of life
世交
shìjiāo
(long time) friend of the family
世人
shìrén
(common) people
世仇
shìchóu
feud
世代
shìdài
generation
HSK 6
世伯
shìbó
uncle (affectionate name for a friend older than one's father)
世俗
shìsú
profane
世务
shìwù
worldly affairs
世博
Shìbó
abbr. for [[世界博覽會|世界博览会<ShìjièBólǎnhuì>]], World Expo
世宗
Shìzōng
Sejong the Great or Sejong Daewang (1397-1450), reigned 1418-1450 as fourth king of Joseon or Chosun dynasty, in whose reign the hangeul alphabet was invented
世家
shìjiā
family influential for generations
世尊
shìzūn
World Honored One
世局
shìjú
the situation (e.g. political)
世情
shìqíng
worldly affairs
世故
shìgù
the ways of the world

Alternate Entries

世
shì
life / age / generation / era / world / lifetime / epoch / descendant / noble

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
3
Character Frequency Rank
180
Word Frequency Rank
978 of 84,292