How to write 视 (shì, “to look at”)
视 (shì), an HSK 1 character, means “to look at”. The traditional form is 視, 11 strokes instead of 8. Among the HSK words it appears in 电视 (“television”), 重视 (“to attach importance to sth”) and 视频 (“video”). Japanese keeps the traditional 視, read shi (“inspection”).
- Pinyin
- shì
- Strokes
- 8
- HSK
- 1
- Radical
- 见 (“to see”)
- Traditional
- 視
Stroke by stroke
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As a left-right character it splits into 礻 (“altar”), strokes 1–4; 见 (“to see”, the radical), strokes 5–8, written the left part first.
- top leftdown and right
- leftrightwards → down and left
- leftdownwards
- leftdown and right
- topdownwards
- toprightwards → downwards
- topdown and left
- centerdownwards → rightwards → upwards
Traditional form
- Simplified
- 视 · 8 strokes
- Traditional
- 視 · 11 strokes · see its strokes
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Pinyin and meaning
| Pinyin | Meanings | Traditional | In words |
|---|---|---|---|
| shì fourth tone | (literary, or bound form) to look at | 視 | 电视 重视 视频 电视剧 |
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- Words with it
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Words with 视
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 电视 電視 | diànshì | television; TV HSK 1 |
| 重视 重視 | zhòngshì | to attach importance to sth; to value HSK 4 |
| 视频 視頻 | shìpín | video HSK 4 |
| 电视剧 電視劇 | diànshìjù | TV series; TV drama HSK 4 |
| 影视 影視 | yǐngshì | movies and television HSK 5 |
| 视为 視為 | shìwéi | to view as; to see as HSK 5 |
| 忽视 忽視 | hūshì | to neglect; to overlook HSK 5 |
| 电视台 電視台 | diànshìtái | television station HSK 5 |
| 视觉 視覺 | shìjué | sight; vision HSK 6 |
| 近视 近視 | jìnshì | myopic; nearsighted HSK 6 |
HSK words first (CC-CEDICT).
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