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

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Recognition 1

Writing 1-2

1.

Animated Stroke Order 什

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 什

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

什

亻person

十ten

什=

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 什

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什 handwriting practice sheet - portrait orientation

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5.

How to Use 什

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 什 works in context.

Interrogative word formation

Forms question words used in asking 'what' or 'why'.

HSK 1

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

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亻person

+十ten

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

shén什

me么

what?

HSK 2

wèi为

shén什

me么

why?

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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shēn娠 shēn深 shēn身 shěn审 shēn伸 shèn慎

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Characters with radical "亻".

shì仕 ní倪 dòng侗 jì伎 hóu侯 yáng佯

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