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誓
shì
1. oath
2. vow
3. to swear
4. to pledge
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 14 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

誓
shì
to swear, to pledge; oath
HSK 6 14 丶

Compound Words (20)

起誓
qǐshì
to vow
宣誓
xuānshì
to swear an oath (of office)
HSK 6
恶誓
èshì
evil oath
发誓
fāshì
to vow
HSK 6
盟誓
méngshì
oath of alliance
誓师
shìshī
to vow before one's troops
誓死
shìsǐ
to pledge one's life
誓约
shìyuē
oath
誓绝
shìjué
to abjure
誓言
shìyán
oath
誓词
shìcí
oath
作誓
zuòshì
to pledge
宣誓书
xuānshìshū
affidavit
誓死不降
shìsǐbùxiáng
to vow to fight to the death
誓不两立
shìbùliǎnglì
the two cannot exist together (idiom); irreconcilable differences
誓不反悔
shìbùfǎnhuǐ
to vow not to break one's promise
信誓旦旦
xìnshìdàndàn
to make a solemn vow
语言誓约
yǔyánshìyuē
language pledge (to speak only the target language in a language school)
宣誓就职
xuānshìjiùzhí
to swear the oath of office
誓死不从
shìsǐbùcóng
to vow to die rather than obey (idiom)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,094
Word Frequency Rank
1,028 of 84,292

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