什 shén what (in 什么)
How to remember 什: 亻 person + 十 ten = what (in 什么). A person opens the door to ten friends yelling "Surprise!", and can only stammer "Wait, what?"
Component breakdown
什 = 亻 person + 十 ten
- 亻 person
- 十 ten
A person opens the door to ten friends yelling "Surprise!", and can only stammer "Wait, what?"
How it is used
- Only lives in 什么 (shénme) 'what' and 为什么 (wèishénme) 'why' - a bound half, never used alone.
Words with 什
Example sentences
- 你在想什么？ Nǐ zài xiǎng shénme?What are you thinking about?
- 那是什么东西？ Nà shì shénme dōngxi?What's that?
- 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?What's your name?
- 为什么？ Wèishénme?Why?