飾

简 饰 · 繁 飾
Mandarin · pinyin shì

Meanings

  1. decoration
  2. ornament
  3. to decorate
  4. to adorn
  5. to hide
  6. to conceal (a fault)
  7. excuse (to hide a fault)
  8. to play a role (in opera)
  9. to impersonate
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飾
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饰
shì · decorate, ornament, adorn
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4 · shi4

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cik1 · sik1

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character · Etymology 1

  1. to decorate; to adorn
  2. ornament; decorations; adornments
  3. to cover up; to deceive
  4. to play the role of
  5. to polish
  6. 61st tetragram of the Taixuanjing; "embellishment" (𝍂)

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飾 · shi4
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Exact source record飾 饰 [shi4] /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/