实
shí HSK2

real

实 (實) shí
real adjective
actual, true, or solid in substance and not hollow

这个球摸起来很有分量，里面是实的。

zhè​ge qiú mō qi​lai hěn yǒu fèn​liang, lǐ​miàn shì shí de.

This ball feels heavy; it's solid inside.

really adjective
truly, definitely, or in fact

他说这话实是有不得已的苦衷。

tā shuō zhè huà shí shì yǒu bù​dé​yǐ de kǔ​zhōng.

He said this truly because he had no other choice.

fruit verb
the seed or fruit of a plant

这棵老梨树已经连续好几年没结实了。

zhè kē lǎo lí​shù yǐ​jīng lián​xù hǎo​jǐ nián méi jiē shí le.

This old pear tree hasn't borne fruit for several years in a row.

honest adjective
sincere, honest, and trustworthy

他说话做事都很实，大家都很信任他。

tā shuō​huà zuò​shì dōu hěn shí, dà​jiā dōu hěn xìn​rèn tā.

He is very dependable in his words and actions, so everyone trusts him.

Frequency
Character
Written text
100th most common 1904.3 per million
Movie subtitles
150th most common 1217.1 per million appears in 99% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
7.99 per million appears in 4% of films
Written text
92.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Traditional
實
Strokes
8
Unicode
U+5B9E

Sources
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)