实
shí
real
true; honest; really; solid; fruit; seed; definitely
roof (宀) + head (头) = something real and solid inside
A roof sheltering something of substance — a head, a person, a treasure — gives the sense of something real and solid beneath a home. The original form showed valuables (cowries or pearls) inside a dwelling, grounding the idea of concrete, genuine worth.
头HeadSemantic
宀RoofSemantic
Words with 实
实足
shí zú
full
避实就虚
bì shí jiù xū
(idiom) stay clear of the enemy's main force and strike at his weak points
避实击虚
bì shí jī xū
see 避實就虛|避实就虚[bi4 shi2 jiu4 xu1]
开花结实
kāi huā jiē shí
see 開花結果|开花结果[kai1 hua1 jie1 guo3]
阿育魏实
ā yù wèi shí
seed of ajwain
难以实现
nán yǐ shí xiàn
hard to accomplish
丽实
lì shí
practical
不切合实际
bù qiè hé shí jì
impractical
不切实际
bù qiè shí jì
unrealistic
不实
bù shí
untruthful; untrue
不确实
bù què shí
untrue
予人口实
yǔ rén kǒu shí
to give cause for gossip