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适

適
shì
verb #15,737

Meanings

  1. 1 to suit; to fit; suitable
  2. 2 comfortable; just right
  3. 3 to go to; just now

Examples

这件衣服很适合你。
Zhè jiàn yīfu hěn shìhé nǐ.
This outfit suits you well.
你觉得合适吗？
Nǐ juéde héshì ma?
Do you think it's appropriate?
住得很舒适。
Zhù de hěn shūshì.
Living very comfortably.

Tips

usage
适 is used in: 适合 (suitable for), 合适 (appropriate), 舒适 (comfortable), 适当 (proper), 适应 (adapt to). 适合 and 合适 are very common in daily conversation.

Components

radical
辶 chuò
walking; motion
Motion radical on the bottom-left — left-side form of 辵 — marks 适 as a verb of going. The original sense was to go somewhere appropriate, then to fit or suit by extension. Same radical drives 进 (enter), 退 (retreat), 道 (way), 边 (edge).
phonetic
舌 shé
tongue
舌 supplies the sound — shé → shì — through a vowel shift in this phonetic series. In the simplified character 适, 舌 replaces the traditional phonetic 啻 found in 適. Same shé phonetic appears in 话 (huà, words) — note 话 keeps 舌 visible as the speech component.

Stroke Order

适 shì