市 shì market; city
Made up of [巾 jīn scarf; towel radical 50, 亠 tóu head; lid radical 8]Made with 5 strokes.
Related characters
Also uses 巾 jīn component: 常 cháng (always) 帽 mào (hat) 狮 shī (lion)
Also uses 亠 tóu component: 亨 hēng (prosperous) 京 jīng (capital) 六 liù (six) 亩 mǔ (area) 商 shāng (commerce) 亡 wáng (to die) 夜 yè (night) 亦 yì (also)
Sounds same
是 shì (is) 事 shì (matter) 世 shì (life) 礻 shì (spirit) 士 shì (bachelor) 氏 shì (clan name) 示 shì (to show) 室 shì (room)Different tone
狮 shī (lion) 师 shī 失 shī (to lose) 尸 shī (corpse) 诗 shī (poem) 施 shī (to grant) 十 shí (ten) 时 shí (time) 石 shí (rock) 实 shí (real) 饣 shí (food) 食 shí (eat) 史 shǐ (history) 始 shǐ (to begin) 矢 shǐ (arrow) 豕 shǐ (pig)Pronunciation
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Cities
吉林市 Jilin City, Jilin呼伦贝尔市 Hulunbuir, Inner Mongolia
芒市 Mangshi, Yunnan
沙市 Shashi, Hubei
Proverbs
招愮过市 zhāo yáo guò shì Boastful behavior; to be puffed up with pride. Walking the streets seeking the adulation of the crowds.门庭若市 mén tíng ruò shì The house is thronged with visitors. The place is all astir