HSK 2 · Places in town

市

shì

city

Stroke order of 市

市 is written with 5 strokes. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

Memory trick

A flag 巾 on a pole 亠: the banner marking a busy marketplace city.

Parts: 亠 top + 巾 cloth/flag

Example sentence

这个市有一千万人。

This city has ten million people.

Words with 市

市长mayor 超市supermarket 市场market 城市city

More words: Places in town

超市supermarket 银行bank 公园park 广场square; plaza 店shop; store 办公室office 单位work unit; unit 公司company 省province; to save 中心centre 国际international 全国the whole country

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