什

shén

HSK 13 readings

“What” in Chinese is 什 (shén).

Other characters with the syllable shen: see all 12 →

Meaning

what
ten (used in fractions, writing checks etc)
assorted

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miscellaneous

Example

你说什么？

What did you say?

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Readings

shénwhat
shíten (used in fractions, writing checks etc) / assorted / miscellaneous

Stroke Order

4 strokes

Words containing 什

什么shénmewhat?HSK 1 干什么gàn shénmewhat are you doing?HSK 1 没什么méi shénmeit doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mindHSK 1 什么样shénmeyàngwhat kind?; what sort?HSK 2 为什么wèi shénmewhy?HSK 2

More HSK 1 characters

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