寔 shí — this, place · English

寔

shí

this, place

At a glance · 寔

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从宀是声，形声字，本指放置（通「置」），又通「实」。隶楷作「寔」。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「寔」本指安置，假借为「是、此」与「实」。

Structure

形声字，宀为意符，是为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshí

Radical宀

Strokes12

UnicodeU+5BD4

Character type形声

Theme虚词

Six languages, one character

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English this, place This; to place; same as 实.

Français ceci, placer Ceci; placer; identique à 实.

Español esto, colocar Esto; colocar; igual a 实.

العربية هذا، يضع هذا أو يضع؛ مثل «实».

Русский это, помещать Это; помещать; то же, что 实.

Common words

寔shíindeed

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