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The top part of the character is a ri4 (the sun) and the bottom is a zheng4 (correctitude). It uses the sun as the correctitude so it means 'right' or 'be'. It is also a Chinese last name.

Pronunciation: shi4

Meaning: right; correct; be; is; are; yes;

Related Characters:
     Fei1 - wrong (the antonym of shi4, often used as shi4 fei1)
     Ri4 - the sun
     Zheng4 - correctitude

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