适

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to fit; suitable; proper; just (now); comfortable; well; to go; to follow or pursue

Sound it out + = · + =

Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

辶 meaning “walk” + 舌 sound ( shé )

Components 辶舌

suitable · Heisig RSH #290

road + 舌 tongue

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
适老化	shì lǎo huà	to make (products, living spaces etc) suitable for the elderly; (attributive) senior-frien…
不适当	bù shì dàng	inadequate; unfit
适得其反	shì dé qí fǎn	to produce the opposite of the desired result
适者生存	shì zhě shēng cún	survival of the fittest
自适应	zì shì yìng	adaptive
适应性	shì yìng xìng	adaptability; flexibility
体适能	tǐ shì néng	physical fitness
适得其所	shì dé qí suǒ	exactly what one would wish; to find one's niche
无所适从	wú suǒ shì cóng	not knowing which course to follow (idiom); at a loss what to do
适可而止	shì kě ér zhǐ	(idiom) to refrain from going too far; to know when to stop
不适	bù shì	unwell; indisposed; out of sorts
适人	shì rén	(said of a woman) to marry (old)
适中	shì zhōng	moderate; reasonable; conveniently situated
安适	ān shì	quiet and comfortable
合适	hé shì	suitable; fitting; appropriate
适合	shì hé	to fit; to suit
适时	shì shí	timely; apt to the occasion; in due course
巴适	bā shì	(Sichuan dialect) comfortable; suitable; excellent; really good; (Sichuan dialect) to be c…
适配器	shì pèi qì	adapter (device)
适存度	shì cún dù	fitness (evolution); ability to survive and reproduce

Characters sharing the sound component 舌 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
舌 sound part	shé	tongue; bell clapper
活	huó	to exist, to live, to survive; living, working
舍	shè	house, dwelling; to reside, to dwell; to abandon, to give up
括	kuò	to embrace, to enclose, to include
刮	guā	to shave; to scrape; to blow
恬	tián	calm, peaceful; quiet, tranquil
蛞	kuò	snail, slug; mole cricket
栝	guā	a builder's frame for measuring
鸹	guā	crow