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The Chinese word shi - 视 - shì
(to look at in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

shì

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English translations

to look at, to regard as

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Chinese characters  ( shi / shì ) with pronunciation (English translation: to look at )
视 ( shi / shì ) in traditional characters
Character complexity
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is composed of 9 strokes and therefore is of low complexity compared to the other simplified Chinese characters (average: 13.1 strokes).

Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

to inspect  |  vision
视 ( shi / shì ) belongs to the 500 most common Chinese characters (rank 458)
Chinese example words containing the character 视 ( shi / shì )
傲视 ( àoshì = to despise ), 电视 ( diànshì = television ), 电视机 ( diànshìjī = TV set ), 电视台 ( diànshìtái = TV station ), 后视镜 ( hòushìjìng = rearview mirror ), 看电视 ( kàn diànshì = to watch television ), 透视 ( tòushì = to look through ), 重视 ( zhòngshì = importance )
More words that mean to look at in Chinese
( 顾 ), lăn ( 览 ), qiáo ( 瞧 )

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