首饰

首饰 shǒushì

Jewelry

HSK 6 繁體 首飾 shoushi

What 首饰 means

  1. Jewelry

These meanings come from the same dictionary that powers the Chinese to Pinyin translator and the Chinese to English translator, so a whole sentence containing 首饰 will read it the same way this page does.

Character by character

首饰 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

shǒu
Head (leader - chief - first - mw for poems-songs-music)
shì
Adorn (ornaments - play)

How to write 首饰

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Sounds the same as 首饰

These are also written shoushi without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

Train the difference in the Tone Trainer or the Similar Sounds Quiz.

Questions about 首饰

What does 首饰 mean in English?

首饰 is pronounced shǒushì and means Jewelry.

How do you pronounce 首饰?

首饰 is shǒushì in pinyin — written shoushi without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 首饰?

首饰 is written with 2 characters: 首 (shǒu) Head (leader - chief - first - mw for poems-songs-music), 饰 (shì) Adorn (ornaments - play). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 首饰 written in traditional Chinese?

首飾. The simplified form 首饰 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 首飾 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced shǒushì.

Is 首饰 an HSK word?

Yes — 首饰 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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