Memory phrase for the character: 事

事



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Meaning

affair, matter, thing, item, work

Pronunciation

 shì

Explanation

 From top: ten 十, mouth 口, hand /彐

Mnemonic
 
Ten mouths and only one hand: What an affair!

Radicals

亅 hook
口 mouth, openingThis is a small square. If it is bigger: 囗, it is an enclosure.
handA hand with the forearm at the right and fingers stretched out to the left.
十 tenTwo crossed forearms with 5 fingers each makes ten.
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 Vocabulary

事实上 shì shí shàng  in fact; in reality; actually; as a matter of fact; de facto; ipso facto
事实上 shì shí shàng  
事实上 shì shí shàng  
事先 shì xiān  in advance; before the event; beforehand; prior
实事求是 shí shì qiú shì  to seek truth from facts (idiom); to be practical and realistic
领事 lǐng shì  consul
事项 shì xiàng  matter; item
事迹 shì jì  deed; past achievement; important event of the past
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì  to pretend to be serious about doing sth (idiom)
百事轻怡 Bǎi shì qīng yí  Diet Pepsi; Pepsi Light
琐事 suǒ shì  trifle
琐事 suǒ shì  

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