匙 Strokes Write it Listen 匙 chí · shī spoon; surname HSK 7–9 11 strokes Radical 匕 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from是soundshìto be; indeed, right, yes; okay匕meaningbǐspoon, ladle; knife, dirk How it works匕 hints at the meaning (spoon), and 是 shì hints at the sound.