首饰
Old HSK 6
首饰 (shǒushì) · jewellery
首饰 (shǒushì) means “jewellery”. It is written with 2 characters: 首 (measure word for songs and poems) + 饰 (to decorate). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 首饰 is built
The characters
首 shǒu · measure word for songs and poems
What 首 is made of
- 丷ha — kwukyel
- 丶 — dot
- 自zì — self
- 目mù — eye
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 二 — two strokes
- 目mù — eye
Origin hint: A deer's head 自 adorned with antlers 丷 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
饰 shì · to decorate
What 饰 is made of
- 饣shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
她很少戴首饰。Tā hěn shǎo dài shǒushì.She rarely wears jewellery.
这家店卖金银首饰。Zhè jiā diàn mài jīnyín shǒushì.This shop sells gold and silver jewellery.
Questions about 首饰
What does 首饰 mean?
首饰 (shǒushì) means “jewellery”.
How do you pronounce 首饰?
首饰 is pronounced shǒushì.
Which HSK level is 首饰?
首饰 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 首都shǒudūcapital (city)
- 首先shǒuxiānfirst
- 首要shǒuyàomost important
- 元首yuánshǒuhead of state
- 首shǒumeasure word for songs and poems
- 装饰zhuāngshìto decorate
- 掩饰yǎnshìto hide
Learn 首饰 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 168: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.