Origin unclear. 止 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
市
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
市
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
市
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
市
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
市
Bronze
Mid Warring States (~300 BC)
市
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
市
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
市
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
市
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
市
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
市
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
市
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
市
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
市
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
市
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
市 [shì]
market; city; CL:個|个[gè]
Korean
시 [市]
(no equivalent expression); A city as a local administrative unit.; city hall; An institution responsible for taking care of the city's administrative affairs.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
市 いち
Ichi female given namesurname
市 いちさき
Ichisaki surname
市 いちざき
Ichizaki surname
市 いちじ
Ichiji unclassified name
市 しょういち
Shouichi place namesurname
CHINESE WORDS (200)
城市 [chéngshì] #923
city
市场 [shìchǎng] #2,276
marketplace
市场 [shìchǎng] #2,276
marketplace
市长 [shìzhǎng] #2,337
mayor
市长 [shìzhǎng] #2,337
mayor
市民 [shìmín] #4,530
city resident
上市 [shàngshì] #10,302
to hit the market (of a new product)
超市 [chāoshì] #4,430
supermarket
市中心 [shìzhōngxīn] #5,086
city center
全市 [quánshì] #13,342
whole city
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 都市 [とし] #3,404
town
⭐ 市民 [しみん] #4,552
citizen (of a country)
⭐ 市内 [しない] #7,570
in the city
⭐ 巫女 [みこ] #8,333
miko
⭐ 市長 [しちょう] #12,439
mayor
一般市民 [いっぱんしみん] #15,568
ordinary citizen
⭐ 市街 [しがい] #15,686
urban areas
都市伝説 [としでんせつ] #15,861
urban legend
⭐ 市街地 [しがいち] #15,937
town area
市井 [しせい] #17,969
the street
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