饰 meaning and stroke order
To decorate, to adorn; ornament
How to write 饰, stroke by stroke
8 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 饰
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- decoration
- ornament
- to decorate
- to adorn
- to hide
- to conceal (a fault)
How 饰 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Cloth.
巾 gives the meaning and 饣 hints at the sound.
Radical: 饣 (food), shared by 43 characters on this site.
How to remember 饰
The right side holds 巾 (jīn), a piece of cloth, which gives the meaning: draping cloth over something to decorate it. The left side 饣 looks like the food radical, but here it mainly hints at the sound shì.
饰 rarely stands alone in modern speech. It appears in words like 装饰 (zhuāngshì) to decorate, 首饰 (shǒushì) jewelry, and 掩饰 (yǎnshì) to cover up. Example: 她在电影里饰演一位医生。(Tā zài diànyǐng lǐ shìyǎn yí wèi yīshēng.) She plays a doctor in the film.
Common mistake: Because of the 饣 side, learners guess 饰 has to do with food and confuse it with 饭 (fàn) or 饲 (sì, to feed). Also avoid writing 饰 as 拭 (shì, to wipe), which sounds the same but uses the hand radical 扌.
Common words with 饰
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
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| 装饰 | zhuāngshì | to decorate; decoration | HSK 5 |
| 掩饰 | yǎnshì | to cover up; to conceal | HSK 7-9 |
| 首饰 | shǒushì | jewelry; head ornament | HSK 7-9 |
| 服饰 | fúshì | apparel; clothing and personal adornment | HSK 7-9 |
| 饰演 | shìyǎn | to act; to play a part | |
| 装饰品 | zhuāngshìpǐn | ornament | |
| 修饰 | xiūshì | to decorate; to adorn | |
| 饰品 | shìpǐn | ornament; item of jewelry |
饰 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 饰
How many strokes are in 饰?
饰 is written with 8 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饰 mean?
饰 (shì) means to decorate, to adorn; ornament. A common word with it is 装饰 (zhuāngshì), meaning "to decorate; decoration".
How do you pronounce 饰?
饰 is pronounced shì, in the fourth tone (falling).
What is the radical of 饰?
The radical of 饰 is 饣, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饰 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 饰?
The traditional form of 饰 is 飾. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 饰 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 饰 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 饰 is part of the HSK 5 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard.
Can 饰 mean to hide something negative?
Yes. In words like 掩饰 (yǎnshì) and 文过饰非 (wén guò shì fēi), it means to dress up or cover a fault so it looks better. 掩饰 is the most common word for hiding feelings or mistakes.
What is the difference between 装饰 and 修饰?
装饰 (zhuāngshì) is about decorating physical things like rooms, trees, or cakes. 修饰 (xiūshì) can also mean grooming yourself, and in grammar it means to modify, as in an adjective modifying a noun.