Dong Chinese dictionary

shì

market

Origin unclear. 止 represents the sound.

Components

止 Sound component

zhǐ

(foot), stop

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 止 than it was in ancient scripts.

兮 Unknown component

xī

exclamatory particle

The original purpose of this component is unclear.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 兮 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Oracle script

(~1250-1000 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

市

shì

market, fair; city, town; trade; market; city; CL:個|个[gè]

Most common words with 市

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	城市	city
	市场	marketplace
	市	market
	市长	mayor
	市民	city resident

Component uses

Meaning component in 2 characters (2 verified)

鬧闹

Sound component in 2 characters (1 verified)

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

漢語多功能字庫

季旭昇《說文新證》p.499-450

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Word

Meaning