什
什 (shén) · what? mixed
什 (shén) means “what? mixed”. It is made of 亻 + 十 and has 4 strokes.
Break 什 into its parts
What 什 is made of
- 亻 rén — person
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: A file of ten 十 people 亻 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences with 干什么
你在干什么？Nǐ zài gànshénme?What are you doing?
我们明天干什么？Wǒmen míngtiān gànshénme?What are we doing tomorrow?
Words with 什
Also built with 亻
- 他tāhe
- 们menplural suffix
- 休xiūrest
- 住zhùto live
- 体tǐbody
- 作zuòto make
- 你nǐyou
- 候hòutime
- 假jiǎholiday (jià)
- 做zuòto do
- 气qìair
Quick facts
| Pinyin | shén |
|---|---|
| Meaning | what? mixed |
| Strokes | 4 |
| Radical | 人 (person, #9) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 什
What does 什 mean?
什 (shén) means “what? mixed”.
How many strokes does 什 have?
什 has 4 strokes.
What is the radical of 什?
The radical of 什 is 人 (rén, “person”), Kangxi radical number 9.
What parts make up 什?
什 is made of 亻 (person) and 十 (ten).
Keep learning
Start with HSK 1 · Group 1: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.