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是shìto be

Theme
Grammar
Level
First words
Strokes
9
Syllable
shi

How 是 is written

Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.

是 — 9 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Examples

这是我的书。

Zhè shì wǒ de shū.

This is my book.

  • 这zhèthis
  • 是shìto be
  • 我wǒI
  • 的depossessive particle
  • 书shūbook

他不是老师。

Tā bú shì lǎoshī.

He is not a teacher.

  • 他tāhe
  • 不bùno
  • 是shìto be
  • 老师lǎoshīteacher

Not to be confused with

Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.

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  • 日
  • 时