柿 (shì): persimmon
柿 (shì) is a Chinese character meaning “persimmon.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 市 (phonetic). It ranks #2888 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 柿 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- persimmon
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 柿
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 柿子noun | shì zi | persimmon |
| 柿子椒noun | shì zi jiāo | bell pepper, aka sweet pepper |
| 柿子挑软的捏 | shì zi tiāo ruǎn de niē | lit. it's the soft persimmons that people choose to squeeze (idiom) |
| 洋柿子 | yáng shì zi | (dialect) tomato |
| 软柿子noun | ruǎn shì zi | (coll.) pushover |
| 柿饼noun | shì bǐng | dried persimmon |
柿 appears in 7 compound words: 57 as the first character, 14 as the last, and 29 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 柿 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
工人们正在砍伐病柿,防止虫害蔓延。
gōng rén men zhēng zài kǎn fá bìng shì , fáng zhǐ chóng hài mán yán .
Workers are cutting down diseased persimmon trees to prevent the spread of pests.
如一家甜水铺门头,就还原了鲁迅难抵口腹之欲、深夜起身吃柿霜糖的故事。
rú yī jiā tián shuǐ pù mén tóu , jiù hái yuán le lǔ xùn nán dǐ kǒu fù zhī yù , shēn yè qǐ shēn chī shì shuāng táng de gù shì .
For example, the sign outside a candy shop depicts the story of Lu Xun, who, unable to resist his appetite, got up in the middle of the night to eat persimmon-frost candy.
等到10月,这个“丹柿小院”将满树丹红,成为京城秋季热门打卡点。
děng dào 1 0 yuè , zhè gè dān shì xiǎo yuàn jiāng mǎn shù dān hóng , chéng wéi jīng chéng qiū jì rè mén dǎ kǎ diǎn .
By October, this “Dan Shi Courtyard” will be ablaze with crimson leaves, becoming a popular fall photo spot in Beijing.
作为中华传统纹样,柿蒂纹在汉唐就已盛行,一直流传至今,为中国人民所喜闻乐见。
zuò wéi zhōng huá chuán tǒng wén yàng , shì dì wén zài hàn táng jiù yǐ shèng háng , yī zhí liú chuán zhì jīn , wéi zhōng guó rén mín suǒ xǐ wén lè jiàn .
As a traditional Chinese motif, the persimmon-stalk pattern was already popular during the Han and Tang dynasties and has been passed down to the present day, remaining a favorite among the Chinese people.
老北京宫廷果子干:柿饼神仙吃法
lǎo běi jīng gōng tíng guǒ zǐ gān : shì bǐng shén xiān chī fǎ
Traditional Beijing Imperial Dried Fruits: A Divine Way to Enjoy Dried Persimmons
大葱炒牛肉,酸菜炒肉,酱拌菠菜,糖柿子,都是下饭硬菜
dà cōng chǎo niú ròu , suān cài chǎo ròu , jiàng bàn 菠 cài , táng shì zǐ , dōu shì xià fàn yìng cài
Stir-fried beef with scallions, stir-fried pork with pickled cabbage, spinach with sauce, and candied persimmons—these are all hearty dishes that go great with rice.
梅格买了一罐西红柿。
Méi gé mǎi le yī guàn xīhóngshì.
Meg bought a can of tomatoes.
我不要红色的柿子椒, 而是要绿色的。
Wǒ bù yào hóngsè de shìzijiāo, érshì yào lǜsè de.
I don't want red bell peppers, I want green ones.
她在她花园里种西红柿。
Tā zài tā huāyuán lǐ zhòng xīhóngshì.
She grows tomatoes in her garden.
一公斤的番茄酱等于两公斤的西红柿。
Yī gōngjīn de fānqiéjiàng děngyú liǎng gōngjīn de xīhóngshì.
A kilo of ketchup is equivalent to two kilos of tomatoes.
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