Chinese Character: 事 (Shì - Matter/Event)
1. 基本特征 (Character Basics)
部首: 亅（竖钩部） (radical: vertical hook)
笔画数: 8 (8 strokes)
结构分解: 象形字，原指古代官员手持简册处理事务（字形像手持文书），本义指事务、事件 (pictogram resembling an ancient official holding documents, originally meaning affairs/events)
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2. 发音 (Pronunciation)
拼音: Shì (fourth tone)
3. 含义 (Meaning)
事作名词时指具体的事务（如"工作的事"）、事件（如"交通事故"）或职责（如"分内之事"） (Noun: specific matter (e.g., "work matters"); Event (e.g., "traffic accident"); Duty (e.g., "duty"))
4. 常用词汇 (Common Words)
- 事情 (shì qing) - matter
- 事件 (shì jiàn) - event
- 故事 (gù shì) - story
- 事实 (shì shí) - fact
5. 语法与用法 (Grammar & Usage)
作名词时可受形容词修饰（如"重要的事情"）；常与"情""件"等词搭配（如"事情""事件"） (Noun: modified by adjectives (e.g., "important matter"); often paired with "情/件" (e.g., "matter/event"))
6. 文化背景 (Cultural Background)
《说文解字》载"事，职也"，指古代官员的职责；"事"与"物"并称（"事物"），体现中国对具体事务的重视；成语"事在人为"强调人对事件的主观能动性 (Shuowen Jiezi records "事, duty", referring to ancient officials' responsibilities. "事" paired with "物" ("事物") reflects emphasis on concrete matters. The idiom "事在人为" (human effort prevails) highlights subjective initiative)
7. 例句 (Example Sentence)
今天有很多事情要处理。(Jīn tiān yǒu hěn duō shì qing yào chǔ lǐ.)
There are many matters to handle today.
这起事件引起了广泛关注。(Zhè qǐ shì jiàn yǐn qǐ le guǎng fàn guān zhù.)
This event has attracted widespread attention.
8. 记忆技巧 (Memory Tips)
"事"的字形像一只手（丿）拿着简册（口+丨），想象古代官员用简册记录事务，通过"手持简册=事务"的画面轻松记住含义 ("事" resembles a hand (丿) holding documents (口+丨). Imagine ancient officials recording affairs with documents, associating "hand holding documents" to remember the meaning of "事")