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事shì

matter; affair; thing; job; work; accident (事故); story (故事)

事 is a matter or thing that happens — a job, an accident, or a story.

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matter; affair; thing; job; work; accident (事故); story (故事)

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事shì

matter; affair; thing; job; work; accident (事故); story (故事)

事 is a matter or thing that happens — a job, an accident, or a story.

Taught as one complete written unit. The header analyzes an older layered form (from 史 with a shortened 之 as sound); the modern strokes are fused.

shìTone 4
  • matter; affair; thing
  • job; work
  • accident (事故)
  • story (故事)
  • 事情shìqingmatter; affair
  • 故事gùshistory

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