是 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 日 — sun
- Made of
- 日 sun 疋 roll, bolt of cloth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
是不是
shìbushì
is it or not? (tag question)
Characters in this word
不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 你是不是学生？ Nǐ shì bu shì xuésheng? Are you a student or not?
- 这个是不是你的钱包？ Zhège shì bu shì nǐ de qiánbāo? Is this your wallet?
- 他是不是中国人？ Tā shì bu shì Zhōngguó rén? Is he Chinese?