什 (shén): Stroke Order, Meaning & How to Write

1. Animated Stroke Order 什

Watch each stroke animate in order, then practice the same sequence by hand.

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3. Character Breakdown

Left-Right

什=亻person+十ten

A person (亻) combined with ten (十), originally meaning a group of ten or miscellaneous items.

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 什

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什 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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什 handwriting practice sheet - landscape orientation

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5. HSK Vocabulary: 什

HSK words that contain this character.

shén me

什么

what?

HSK 1

wèi shén me

为什么

why?

HSK 2

6. Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 什 is used in context

wèi为

shén什

me么

jīn今

tiān天

xià下

yǔ雨

le了

？

Why is it raining today?

nǐ你

zài在

zuò做

shén什

me么

？

What are you doing?

zhè这

shì是

shén什

me么

dì地

fāng方

？

What is this place?

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什 (shén): Ten (archaic form) — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

1. Animated Stroke Order 什

2. Stroke Order Diagrams 什

3. Character Breakdown

4. Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 什

5. HSK Vocabulary: 什

6. Example Sentences

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