饰 (shì) is a Chinese character meaning “to decorate”. It is written from 饣 (food radical (simplified form of 食)) and 𠂉 (top stroke form) and 巾 (cloth), side by side, and takes 8 strokes.
Build the character for “to decorate; ornament”
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Structure
饣 + 𠂉 + 巾
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（依 hanzi-writer-data 八笔笔顺核验：饣=第1–3笔，𠂉=第4–5笔，巾=第6–8笔）
Memory aid
Beside the food radical (饣), a piece of cloth (巾) hangs under a slanting cap (𠂉) — cloth put on for show: decoration.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
8 strokes
In real words
- 服饰fú shìclothing and accessories; attire饰 = shì
- 掩饰yǎn shìto gloss over; to disguise饰 = shì
Go deeper
All readings
to decorate
to decorate; to adorn; ornament; adornment
装点、修饰；也指用来装点的物品。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 服饰fú shìclothing and accessories; attire饰 = shì
- 掩饰yǎn shìto gloss over; to disguise饰 = shì
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 饰 mean?
饰 (shì) means to decorate; to adorn; ornament; adornment.
How do you pronounce 饰?
It is pronounced shì.
What parts is 饰 made of?
饣 (food radical (simplified form of 食)) and 𠂉 (top stroke form) and 巾 (cloth), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（依 hanzi-writer-data 八笔笔顺核验：饣=第1–3笔，𠂉=第4–5笔，巾=第6–8笔）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 饰 have?
8. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 饰?
饣. 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 饰?
Common ones are 服饰. The reading of 饰 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.