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适
適
Shì
1. surname Shi
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 10 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

适
shì
match, comfortable; just
HSK 4 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

不适
bùshì
unwell
合适
héshì
suitable
HSK 4
安适
ānshì
quiet and comfortable
恬适
tiánshì
quiet and comfortable
胡适
HúShì
Hu Shi (1891-1962), original proponent of writing in colloquial Chinese [[白話文|白话文<báihuàwén>]]
舒适
shūshì
cozy
HSK 5
调适
tiáoshì
to adapt (to an environment etc)
适中
shìzhōng
moderate
适人
shìrén
(said of a woman) to marry (old)
适值
shìzhí
just at that time
适切
shìqiè
apt
适合
shìhé
to fit
HSK 4
适婚
shìhūn
of marriageable age
适宜
shìyí
suitable
HSK 6
适度
shìdù
moderately
适意
shìyì
agreeable
适应
shìyìng
to adapt
HSK 4
适才
shìcái
just now
适时
shìshí
timely
适格
shìgé
to be qualified (to bring a complaint, lawsuit etc) (law)

Alternate Entries

适
kuò
see [[李适<LǐKuò>]]
适
shì
to fit / suitable / proper / just (now) / comfortable / well / to go / to follow or pursue

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
662
Word Frequency Rank
682 of 84,292

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