什 (sap6 sam6 zaap6 | shi2 shen2) : ten; what; assorted

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什

sap6 sam6 zaap6

shi2 shen2

[粵] sap6 | [國] shi2
[n] ten (used in fractions and multiples)

[粵] sam6 | [國] shen2
[pron] what (used as variant of 甚 in 甚麼)

[粵] zaap6 | [國] shi2
[adj] assorted; miscellaneous (used as variant of 雜)

什 is used as a variant of 甚 in the term 甚麼, but as a simplified form of 甚 in all the other collocations.

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 4

Level: 2

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

什

Don't confuse with:
汁

This word has been viewed 7346 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 14th Jul 2013 06:52

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什麼時間 sam6 mo1 si4 gaan1*3 shen2/she2 me5 shi2 jian1 = when? what time? 國

為什麼 wai6 sam6 mo1 wei4 shen2 me5 = why 國

什麼 sam6 mo1 shen2/she2 me5 = what 國

什物 zaap6 mat6 = miscellaneous goods

什麼時候 sam6 mo1 si4 hau6 shen2 me5 shi2 hou4 = when ? 國

什錦 sap6 gam2 shi2 jin3 = assorted; mixed

牛什 ngau4 zaap6 = beef entrails, assorted beef organs, stewed beef tripe

什麼的 sam6 mo1 dik1 shen2 me5 de5 = and so on; and what not 國

什麼樣 sam6 mo1 joeng6 shen2 me5 yang4 = what kind?; what sort?

沒有什麼 mut6 jau5 sam6 mo1 mei2 you3 shen2 me5 = there's nothing (... about it) 國
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Showing all 5 examples containing 什

我什麼都喜歡吃國
I like to eat everything.
[literally: "I like to eat whatever"]

我們什麼時候擺聖誕裝飾呢？國
When will we put up the Christmas decorations?

你聖誕節要什麼禮物？國
What would you like for Christmas?
[(implying presents)]

你的鞋子是什麼牌子的 ? 國
What brand are your shoes?

你要什麼品牌的電視機? 國
What brand (type) of TV do you want?

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Decimal representation of this word: 什
Unicode code for this character: U+4ec0 (off-site link)

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