饰 - shì - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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8 strokes
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饰 (飾)

shì

Definition

decoration
ornament
to decorate
to adorn
to hide
to conceal (a fault)
excuse (to hide a fault)
to play a role (in opera)
to impersonate

Character Decomposition

Related words (50)

饰品

shì pǐn

ornament; item of jewelry; accessory

饰巾

shì jīn

kerchief as head ornament

sash; streamer

to act; to play a part

decorations; jewelry

excuse; pretext

ornamental border

stud (for decorating clothing, shoes, belts etc)

饰面

shì miàn

ornamental facing; veneer

饰胸鹬

shì xiōng yù

(bird species of China) buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryngites subruficollis)

diamanté

faked decoration

ornament; pendant

to decorate; to adorn; to dress up; to polish (a written piece); to qualify or modify (grammar)

interior decor

pendant (jewelry)

head ornament

to dress up

to cover up; to conceal; to mask; to gloss over

文饰

wén shì

to polish a text; rhetoric; ornate language; to use florid language to conceal errors; to gloss over

服饰

fú shì

apparel; clothing and personal adornment

涂饰

tú shì

to apply paint, veneer etc; to plaster over; decorative coating; finish; veneer

润饰

rùn shì

to adorn; to embellish

to refresh; to renew

tassel

window decoration

to paint; to whitewash; to decorate; plaster; (fig.) to gloss over; to cover up

纹饰

wén shì

decorative motif; figure

缀饰

zhuì shì

to decorate; decoration

fringe

floral decoration; ornament; floral pattern

衣饰

yī shì

clothes and ornaments

装饰

zhuāng shì

to decorate; decoration; decorative; ornamental

配饰

pèi shì

ornament (jewelry, accoutrements etc); decorations

gold ornaments

a cover-up

to carve; to decorate; carved; decorated

首饰

shǒu shì

jewelry; head ornament

modifier (grammar)

(grammar) modifier; qualifier; adjunct

涂饰剂

tú shì jì

coating agent; finishing agent

ornament

ornament; ornamentation

不加修饰

bù jiā xiū shì

undecorated; unvarnished; no frills

undisguised

fleur-de-lis (armorial symbol)

粉饰太平

fěn shì tài píng

to pretend that everything is going well

蓝饰带花

lán shì dài huā

blue lace flower (Trachymene caerulea)

前置修饰语

qián zhì xiū shì yǔ

premodifier (grammar)

后置修饰语

hòu zhì xiū shì yǔ

postmodifier (grammar)

Idioms (1)

文过饰非

wén guò shì fēi

to cover up one's faults (idiom); to whitewash

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