柿 shì
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
柿子
shìzi
persimmon
Characters in this word
子 zi
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 子 — son, child
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 霜降以后，山村里的柿子红得像一串串灯笼。 Shuāngjiàng yǐhòu, shāncūn lǐ de shìzi hóng de xiàng yí chuàn chuàn dēnglong. After Frost's Descent, the persimmons in the mountain village turn as red as strings of lanterns.
- 秋天市场上有许多新鲜的柿子。 Qiūtiān shìchǎng shang yǒu xǔduō xīnxiān de shìzi. In autumn there are lots of fresh persimmons at the market.
- 这个柿子很甜，你尝一尝吧。 Zhège shìzi hěn tián, nǐ cháng yì cháng ba. This persimmon is very sweet, try a bite.