匙
·shi
spoon
11 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,699 U+5319
How 匙 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
匕 (semantic, “spoon”) + 是 (phonetic, shì)
How to remember it
spoon · Heisig RSH #1704
是 be + 匕 ancient spoon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 是
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 是 (shì) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 是 sound component | shì | to be; indeed, right, yes; okay |
| 提 | tí | to hold in the hand; to lift, to raise |
| 题 | tí | forehead; headline, title; theme |
| 堤 | dī | dike |
| 醍 | tí | essential oil of butter |
| 踶 | dì | paw |
| 鞮 | dī | leather shoes |
| 鳀 | tí | anchovy |
| 缇 | tí | orange-red silk; red, brown |
Words containing 匙
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一把钥匙开一把锁 | yī bǎ yào shi kāi yī bǎ suǒ | One key opens one lock.; There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) |
| 一匙 | yī chí | spoonful |
| 万能钥匙 | wàn néng yào shi | master key; skeleton key; passkey |
| 公筷母匙 | gōng kuài mǔ chí | (Tw) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene |
| 私人钥匙 | sī rén yào shi | private key (in encryption) |
| 饭匙 | fàn chí | rice paddle |
| 燃烧匙 | rán shāo chí | deflagrating spoon; combustion spoon |
| 茶匙 | chá chí | teaspoon |
| 汤匙 | tāng chí | soup spoon; tablespoon; CL:把[ba3] |
| 钥匙卡 | yào shi kǎ | keycard |
| 锁匙 | suǒ chí | (dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5] |
| 配钥匙 | pèi yào shi | to make a key |
| 钥匙链 | yào shi liàn | keychain |
| 钥匙 | yào shi | key; CL:把[ba3] |