懂中文 Dong Chinese

誓

shì

oath, vow

Phonosemantic compound. 言 represents the meaning and 折 represents the sound.

Components
言 meaning component

言  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

折 sound component

折  Sound component

zhé, shé, zhē

  

break off

Evolution

誓 Bronze script Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
誓 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
誓 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
誓 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

誓  

shì

swear, pledge; oath; vow; to swear; to pledge

Most common words with 誓
Freq.
Word
Meaning

发誓

to vow

誓言

to pledge

誓

oath

宣誓

to make a vow

信誓旦旦

to make a solemn vow