Learn a Chinese Character - 什 (Shí) - Various/Miscellaneous

1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)

部首: 亻（单人旁） (radical: person)

笔画数: 4 (4 strokes)

结构分解: 形声字，从亻（与人物相关）、十（shí，表音），本义指多种事物的集合（如"什物"），后引申为疑问代词（如"什么"） (ideogram with "亻" (person) as radical and "十" indicating pronunciation, originally meaning a collection of various items (e.g., "miscellaneous items"), later extended to interrogative pronoun (e.g., "what"))

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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)

拼音: Shí (second tone)

3. 含义 (Meaning)

什指多种事物的集合（如"什物"），或作为疑问代词表示不确定的事物（如"什么"） (Various: collection of miscellaneous items (e.g., "miscellaneous goods"); Interrogative: unspecified thing (e.g., "what"))

4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)

• 什么 (shén me) - what
• 什物 (shí wù) - miscellaneous items
• 什锦 (shí jǐn) - assorted
• 家什 (jiā shí) - household goods

5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)

作量词时表多种事物（如"什物"）；作代词时表疑问（如"什么书"）；常与"么""锦"等词搭配（如"什么""什锦"） (Quantifier: various items (e.g., "miscellaneous goods"); Pronoun: interrogative (e.g., "what book"); often paired with "么/锦" (e.g., "what/assorted"))

6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)

古汉语中"什"指"十"的倍数（如《诗经》"什一税"），表示十分之一；现代"什么"是最常用的疑问代词，覆盖日常对话（如"你在做什么？"），体现语言从计数到疑问的功能扩展 (In classical Chinese, "什" referred to a multiple of ten (e.g., "什一税" (10% tax) in The Book of Songs). Modern "什么" (what) is the most common interrogative pronoun, used in daily conversations (e.g., "What are you doing?"), reflecting the extension of its function from counting to questioning)

7. 例句 (Example Sentence)

8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)

"什"由"亻"（人）和"十"（十）组成，想象一个人拥有十种不同的东西，就是"什"（多种事物），通过"人+十=多种事物"的画面轻松记忆 ("什" is composed of "亻" (person) and "十" (ten). Imagine a person having ten different items, which represents "various things". Associate "person + ten" to remember the core meaning "various")