Ideographic: To speak 日 directly 疋Radical:

meaning for shì:

  • - is
  • - are
  • - am
  • - yes
  • - to be(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
  • - precisely
  • - exactly
  • - even
  • - if
  • - just like
  • - in the same way asbut
  • - howevermerely
  • - simply
  • - only
  • - butthereupon
  • - as a result
  • - consequently
  • - thus
  • - hence(emphasizes that sth is precisely or exactly as stated)
  • - precisely
  • - exactly
  • - even
  • - if
  • - just like
  • - in the same way as

wǒmen我们
shì
péngyou朋友

We are friends.


wǒmen我们
shì
tóngxué同学

We are classmates.


shéi
shì
de
péngyou朋友

Who is your friend?


qǐngwèn请问
zhè
shì
shéi
de
shū

Whose book is this?


zhīdào知道
shéi
shì
lǎobǎn老板
ma

Do you know who the boss is?