匙
shi
2 readings · tap one to hear it
spoon
- HSK 3.0
- Level 7–9
- Old HSK
- Level 4
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 匕 +9
- Structure
- Lower-left enclosure 左下包
- Traditional
- 匙
- Common rank
- #2,699
- Unicode
- U+5319
Sound it out + =
Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
How to remember it
spoon · Heisig RSH #1704
是 be + 匕 ancient spoon
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 匙
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一把钥匙开一把锁 | One key opens one lock.; There is a different solution for each problem. (idiom) | |
| 一匙 | spoonful | |
| 万能钥匙 | master key; skeleton key; passkey | |
| 公筷母匙 | (Tw) serving chopsticks and serving spoons used in communal dining to promote hygiene | |
| 私人钥匙 | private key (in encryption) | |
| 饭匙 | rice paddle | |
| 燃烧匙 | deflagrating spoon; combustion spoon | |
| 茶匙 | teaspoon | |
| 汤匙 | soup spoon; tablespoon; CL:把[ba3] | |
| 钥匙卡 | keycard | |
| 锁匙 | (dialect) key; Taiwan pr. [suo3 shi5] | |
| 配钥匙 | to make a key | |
| 钥匙链 | keychain | |
| 钥匙 | key; CL:把[ba3] |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 是 — compare how they read.