shì
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to rely on; to depend on
  2. 2 to presume on (an advantage)

Examples

Tā zhàngshì quánshì qīfu biéren.
He presumes on his power and bullies others.
不要恃才傲物
Búyào shìcái'àowù.
Don't presume on your talent and look down on others.

Tips

usage
Literary and usually bound: 仗恃 / 依恃 (to rely on), and the set phrase 有恃无恐 (to feel safe with backing). It carries a negative tone of leaning on something to act arrogantly.

Components

radical
xīn
heart (left-side form)
Left-side heart radical , the upright form of . Relying on something is a mental attitude, so the heart radical fits the 'depend on, count on' sense of .
phonetic
temple
Right side supplies the sound (sì shifting to shì). The same phonetic appears in and .

Stroke Order

shì