餙 (shì) - Decorate, adorn, embellish — to make something look & to dress up or beautify.

餙Tone 4

shì ｜ 15 strokes ｜ radical:

上姝

餙 · shì

Decorate, adorn, embellish — to make something look more attractive by adding ornamentation;

to dress up or beautify.

Decorate, adorn, embellish — to make something lookto dress up or beautify.

Usage highlights

Decorate and adornEmbellish with ornamentsDress up and decorateAdorn and beautifyDecorate a roomEmbellish clothing

Synonyms

  • 饰— decorate, adorn
  • 装— dress up, decorate
  • 妆— make up, adorn

Antonyms

  • 朴— plain, simple
  • 素— plain, unadorned

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • She decorated the room with flowers (用花餙房间).
  • The cake was beautifully adorned (蛋糕被餙得很漂亮).
  • He embellished the story with fictional details (他用虚构细节餙故事).
  • The ancient ritual vessels were richly decorated (古代礼器被精心餙).

Collocations

  • Decorate and adorn(餙饰)
  • Embellish with ornaments(餙以)
  • Dress up and decorate(妆餙)
  • Adorn and beautify(餙美)
  • Decorate a room(餙室)
  • Embellish clothing(餙衣)

Idioms

  • Embellish the surface(餙外)
  • Adorn and decorate(餙餙)
  • Dress up and pretend(矫餙)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • This character appears in classical texts describing the decoration of ritual objects and ceremonial items.
  • In traditional Chinese aesthetics, decoration (餙) was often associated with ceremonial and ritual significance.
  • The character is now considered a variant form and is rarely used in modern writing.

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