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
是否
shìfǒu
whether
Characters in this word
否 fǒu
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 你是否同意？ Nǐ shìfǒu tóngyì? Do you agree or not?
- 他是否在家？ Tā shìfǒu zài jiā? Is he at home or not?
- 是否需要帮忙？ Shìfǒu xūyào bāngmáng? Is help needed?