恃 shì — rely on, depend · English

恃

shì

rely on, depend

At a glance · 恃

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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。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

恃字小篆从心寺声，为形声字；本义为依赖、凭借、倚仗。甲骨文未见。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

恃本义为倚仗、依赖。

Structure

形声字，下部『心』为意符，上部『寺』为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshì

Radical忄

Strokes9

UnicodeU+6043

Character type形声

Theme动作

Six languages, one character

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English rely on, depend Shi is a phonetic-semantic character meaning to rely on and depend.

Français compter sur Shi est un caractère phonético-sémantique signifiant compter sur.

Español apoyarse, depender Shi es un carácter fonosemántico que significa apoyarse y depender.

العربية يعتمد، يتكل شي حرف صوتي دلالي يعني الاعتماد والاتكال.

Русский полагаться, опираться Ши — фоносемантический знак, означающий полагаться и опираться.

Common words

恃shìrely on
有恃无恐yǒu shì wú kǒngemboldened

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