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誓 - shì

swear, pledge; oath

swear, pledge; oath

How to read 誓

Click 誓 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshì
Englishswear, pledge; oath
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

誓师 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 誓死. Please read 誓约 one more time.

Common words with this character

to vow before one's troops
to pledge one's life
oath; vow; pledge
to abjure; to swear to quit

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 誓 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 誓师 and 誓死 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 誓.