恃

shì

sh+ì·4th tone

(bound form) to rely on

Radical: 忄 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒

Same radical

性情离惊怀快忧慢怪恨禽恒悔悟慎

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Character Decomposition

恃=忄+寺

Etymology

heart

Meanings

(bound form) to rely on

(literary) one's mother

shì

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Words with 恃 35 total

to rely on · father and mother (classical)怙恃hù shì to depend on · to rely on凭恃píng shì to lose sb one relies upon · to lose one's mother失恃shī shì self-esteem · self-reliance · overconfident · conceited自恃zì shì to rely on; to depend on仗恃zhàng shì reliable可恃kě shì

Idioms with 恃 9 total Chain

(idiom) to be inordinately proud of one's ability; to be conceited and contemptuous恃才傲物shì cái ào wù secure in the knowledge that one has backing有恃无恐yǒu shì wú kǒng