誓 Strokes Write it Listen 誓 shì to swear, to pledge; oath HSK 7–9 14 strokes Radical 言 Ideograph 2 words Built from折zhéto break, to snap; to fold, to bend; to bow; humble言yánwords, speech; to speak, to say How it worksWords 言 that must not be broken 折; 折 also provides the pronunciation.