ㄕㄣ ˊ

shén

what

什 is a 4 stroke, simplified and traditional Chinese character and is pronounced as shén in the second tone, however it can also be pronounced as shí.

It is made up of the components 亻 (person) and 十 (ten).

  • 什
    ㄕㄣ ˊ

    shén

    what

    • 亻
      ㄖㄣ ˊ

      rén

      person

    • 十
      ㄕ ˊ

      shí

      ten

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what are these ten persons doing?
by Vitaly

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"亻 (person) and 十 (ten) Đơn vị quân đội (亻) có 10 người (十) được gọi là 什 gì?"
by lkhalliera

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Pronunciation

We found 2 pronunciations for 什

shí
shén

Definitions for 什 pronounced as shí

  • ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
  • assorted
  • miscellaneous

Definitions for 什 pronounced as shén

  • what

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