施 (shī) is a Chinese character meaning “to carry out”. It is written from 㫃 (a banner streaming from its pole — the flag component in 旗 / 族 / 旅 / 施) and 也 (also; too), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
㫃 + 也
Left–right structure
- 㫃 a banner streaming from its pole — the flag component in 旗 / 族 / 旅 / 施 · yǎn meaning
- 也 also; too · yě sound
Structure from: 说文解字: 施，旗皃。从㫃、也聲
Memory aid
A banner on its pole (㫃) with 也 tied to its side. Both parts are really in this character: you raise the banner and carry the order out.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 施工shī gōngto carry out construction work施 = shī
- 措施cuò shīmeasure; step taken to deal with a situation施 = shī
Go deeper
All readings
to carry out
to carry out; to implement; to apply; to bestow
实行、施行；把办法、影响或东西加到人或事物上。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 施工shī gōngto carry out construction work施 = shī
- 措施cuò shīmeasure; step taken to deal with a situation施 = shī
Sound component
也 family diverged
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 施 mean?
施 (shī) means to carry out; to implement; to apply; to bestow.
How do you pronounce 施?
It is pronounced shī.
What parts is 施 made of?
㫃 (a banner streaming from its pole — the flag component in 旗 / 族 / 旅 / 施) and 也 (also; too), side by side. The recorded source is: 说文解字: 施，旗皃。从㫃、也聲. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 施 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 施?
方. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 施?
Common ones are 施工 and 措施. The reading of 施 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.