shì

name
common

Meaning of

昰 means variant of 是 (to be); used as copula. Pronounced shì.

  • variant of 是 (to be); used as copula

Character Info

Radical
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Definitions & Examples

Shì
Yīng
shì
Cháo
xiǎn
wáng
cháo
shí
de
yuàn
jūn
 

Yi Si-eung (Lee Shi-eung) was the Daewongun of the Joseon Dynasty.

Zhè
ge
 '
shì
 '
cháng
yòng
xiàn
dài
rén
de
míng
zi
 

The character '昰' is often used in modern people's names.

zhōng
 '
shì
 '
 '
shì
 '
tōng
 

In ancient texts, '昰' and '是' were used interchangeably.

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