shí

寔

Character · Verb · Adjective · Pronoun

place; this; real (archaic)

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Meanings

3 senses · 6 examples
1.

verb

to place; to put; to arrange

literary

Literary equivalent of 置. Used in classical texts to indicate placing something in a location.

Shí寔
zhī之
yú于
cǐ此
 。

Place it here.

Shí寔
yú于
gāo高
wèi位
 。

To be placed in a high position.

2.

adjective

real; true; solid

literary

Archaic variant of 实, used in classical Chinese to mean genuine or actual.

Cǐ此
shí寔
liáng良
cè策
 。

This is truly a good strategy.

Shí寔
wéi为
nán难
dé得
 。

This is truly rare and valuable.

3.

pronoun

this

literary

Archaic demonstrative pronoun used in classical texts to refer to something close at hand or previously mentioned.

Shí寔
shì是
 。

This is indeed so.

Shí寔
bǐ彼
èr二
rén人
 。

These two people.