Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

oath; vow; to swear; to pledge

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “shi” becomes a different word in each tone. 誓 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 发誓fā shìto vow; to pledge; to swear
  • 宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of office); to make a vow
  • 作誓zuò shìto pledge
  • 起誓qǐ shìto vow; to swear an oath
  • 誓死shì sǐto pledge one's life

Example Sentence

升旗仪式上,同学们庄严地宣誓。Shēng qí yí shì shàng, tóng xué men zhuāng yán de xuān shì.At the flag-raising ceremony, the students solemnly took an oath.

升旗仪式Shēng qí yí shìflag raising ceremonyshàngon同学tóng xuéto study at the same schoomen(plural marker)庄严zhuāng yánsolemnde(adverb marker)宣誓xuān shìto swear an oath (of offic