柿 (shì) is a Chinese character meaning “persimmon (the fruit, and the tree it grows on)”. It is written from 木 (tree; wood) and 市 (market; city), side by side, and takes 9 strokes.
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Structure
木 + 市
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：木 4 画 + 市 5 画 = 柿 9 画）；说文解字木部「赤實果」列于从木之字，故左旁表意。右旁在现代通行字形中作「市」，与古文字右旁不同形，声符关系未确认，故标 unknown。
Memory aid
A tree (木) standing next to the market (市) — every autumn it hands over baskets of orange persimmons to the stalls.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
9 strokes
In real words
- 柿子shì zipersimmon柿 = shì
- 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato柿 = shì
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All readings
persimmon
persimmon (the fruit, and the tree it grows on)
柿树，也指它的果实；成熟时橙黄色，味甜。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 柿子shì zipersimmon柿 = shì
- 西红柿xī hóng shìtomato柿 = shì
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Questions people ask about this character
What does 柿 mean?
柿 (shì) means persimmon (the fruit, and the tree it grows on).
How do you pronounce 柿?
It is pronounced shì.
What parts is 柿 made of?
木 (tree; wood) and 市 (market; city), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（hanzi-writer-data 笔画核验：木 4 画 + 市 5 画 = 柿 9 画）；说文解字木部「赤實果」列于从木之字，故左旁表意。右旁在现代通行字形中作「市」，与古文字右旁不同形，声符关系未确认，故标 unknown。. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 柿 have?
9. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 柿?
木. 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 柿?
Common ones are 柿子 and 西红柿. The reading of 柿 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.