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1.

Animated Stroke Order 饰

Watch the stroke order, then trace it yourself.

How to write 饰 — animated stroke order

2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 饰

饰 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

饰

巾towel, cloth

饰=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 饰

饰 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

How to Use 饰

Nouns for personal ornaments and accessories

Words that refer to decorative items worn on the body.

首饰 • shǒu shì • head ornament • HSK 6

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6.

Example Sentences

tā他

shì试

tú图

yǎn掩

shì饰

zì自

jǐ

Information

Pinyinshì

Meaningto decorate, adorn, or embellish

Strokes8

Radical饣

Traditional飾

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1517

Zhuyinㄕˋ

UnicodeU+9970

CangjieOILB

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+巾towel, cloth

Food (饣) is wiped with a cloth (巾) — to adorn, polish, or decorate something.

shǒu首

shì饰

head ornament

服饰 • fú shì • Clothing / apparel • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

fú服

shì饰

Clothing / apparel

Verbs for covering up or embellishing

Words that describe the action of hiding or decorating.

装饰 • zhuāng shì • ornament; decorate; embellish • HSK 5

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zhuāng装

shì饰

ornament; decorate; embellish

掩饰 • yǎn shì • cover up; gloss over; conceal • HSK 6

HSK 6

yǎn掩

shì饰

cover up; gloss over; conceal

己

de的

jǐn紧

zhāng张

。

He tried to conceal his nervousness.

chuán传

tǒng统

hūn婚

lǐ礼

shàng上

xīn新

niáng娘

huì会

pèi佩

dài戴

jīn金

sè色

tóu头

shì饰

。

At traditional weddings, the bride wears a gold head ornament.

tā她

dài戴

zhe着

yí一

jiàn件

piào漂

liang亮

de的

shǒu首

shì饰

。

She is wearing a beautiful piece of jewelry.

tā她

yòng用

xiān鲜

huā花

zhuāng装

shì饰

kè客

tīng厅

。

She decorates the living room with fresh flowers.

zhè这

xiē些

shù数

jù据

bèi被

yòng用

lái来

fěn粉

shì饰

tài太

píng平

。

These data were used to whitewash the situation.

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Characters pronounced "shi".

轼shìhorizontal wooden bar in front
仕shìofficial; serve government
噬shìbite; gnaw; snap at
舐shito lick
虱shīlouse; bug; parasite
豕shipig

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Characters with radical "饣".

饷xiǎngrations and pay for soldiers
饯jiànfarewell party; see off, send off
馊sōuspoiled, rotten, stale, rancid
馅xiànfilling, stuffing (for food)
饴yimalt sugar; sweet
馏liúdistill, distillation

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