How to write 饰

饰 飾 shì 1. 装点得好看: to make something look beautiful. 1. To make something look beautiful: 装～。修～。 2. 装饰用的东西: decorative items. 2. Decorative items: 首～。银～。 3. 装扮，扮演角色: to dress up or play a role. 3. To dress up or play a role: ～演。 4. 假托，遮掩: to pretend or cover up. 4. To pretend or cover up: ～辞。粉～。掩～。文过～非。 本义: 刷拭 Primary Meaning: to brush 造字法: 形声。从巾，从人，食声。人佩巾有装饰作用。 Character Formation: Phono-semantic compound; consists of the components for "towel" and "person," indicating that a person wears a towel for decoration. 1. 同本义 ([En.] brush) 1. Same as the primary meaning ([En.] brush) 引: 1. 《说文》：饰，刷也。按，字亦作拭。 Source: "Shuowen": "饰" means to brush. Also noted that it can be written as "拭." 2. 《周礼·地官·封人》：凡祭祀，饰其牛牲。 Source: "Zhouli": For sacrifices, decorate the cattle. 2. 装饰;修饰 ([En.] adorn; dress up) 2. Decoration; embellishment ([En.] adorn; dress up) 引: 1. 《大戴礼记·劝学》：运而有光者，饰也。 Source: "Dadai Liji": What shines when in motion is decoration. 2. 《史记·滑稽列传》：共粉饰之，如嫁女床席。 Source: "Records of the Grand Historian": It was collectively decorated, like a wedding bed. 3. 《礼记·玉藻》：豹饰。 Source: "Liji": The leopard decoration. 4. 《论语》：君子不以绀緅饰。 Source: "Analects": A gentleman does not use excessive decoration. 5. 《后汉书·张衡传》：饰以篆文、山龟鸟兽之形。 Source: "Book of Later Han": Adorned with seal characters and shapes of mountain turtles and animals. 6. 宋·陆游《过小孤山大孤山》：若稍饰以楼观亭榭，与江山相发挥，自当高出金山之上矣。 Source: Song Dynasty, Lu You: If adorned with towers and pavilions, it will surpass the Golden Mountain. 例: 又如: 饰车(有彩漆文饰之车。大夫以上所乘); 饰说(修饰美巧的文辞) Example: For example: decorated carriage (a vehicle with colorful lacquer decorations used by those of noble rank); embellished speech (refined and skillful wording). 3. 掩饰，粉饰 ([En.] make a pretext; gloss over; whitewash) 3. Covering up, whitewashing ([En.] make a pretext; gloss over; whitewash) 引: 1. 《庄子·盗跖》：辩足以饰非。 Source: "Zhuangzi": Argument can be used to cover up wrongdoing. 2. 《史记·秦皇纪》：饰省宣义。正义:谓文饰也。 Source: "Records of the Grand Historian": Clarifying legitimacy through embellishment. 3. 《汉书·范谤传》：皆以情对，不能隐饰。 Source: "Book of Han": Responded with emotions but could not cover up. 例: 又如: 饰非(明知其过失而加以掩饰); 饰诈(矫饰诈伪); 饰智(设巧使诈以欺骗他人); 饰过(掩饰过失); 饰伪(矫饰和虚伪); 饰非遂过(知过不改而更加掩饰，因使错误形成) Example: For example: covering up mistakes (knowingly hiding one’s faults); pretending to be clever (deceiving others through clever tricks); covering up faults; embracing falseness; embellishing mistakes leading to more faults (knowing a fault yet continuously hiding it). 4. 表扬，奖励 ([En.] praise; reward) 4. Praise and reward ([En.] praise; reward) 引: 1. 《荀子·王制》：上以饰贤良，下以养百姓而安乐之。 Source: "Xunzi": The superior praises the virtuous, nurturing the people for peace and happiness. 例: 又如: 饰终(古代表扬死者尊荣的典礼); 饰擢(奖励才能之士并加以拔擢任用) Example: For example: honoring the deceased (an ancient ritual of honoring the dead); promoting talented individuals with honors. 5. 通“饬”。整饬;整治 ([En.] renovate; repair) 5. Also means "治". Renovate; repair ([En.] renovate; repair) 引: 1. 《周礼·地官·封人》：凡祭祀饰其牛牲。 Source: "Zhouli": For sacrifices, one decorates the cattle. 2. 《管子·权修》：欲民之有耻，则小耻不可不饰也。 Source: "Guanzi": To instill shame in the people, even minor shames cannot be neglected. 3. 《荀子·王制》：王者之人饰动以礼义。 Source: "Xunzi": The rulers promote actions with rites and virtues. 4. 《谷梁传·襄公二十五年》：古者大国过小邑，小邑必饰城而请罪。 Source: "Guliang Zhuan": In the past, a large state would balance with a small town, thus small towns must decorate their cities to ask forgiveness. 5. 贾谊《过秦论》：以饰法设刑，而天下治。 Source: "On the Decline of the Qin": Establishing laws to govern effectively. 名 饰物，装饰品 ([En.] decorations; ornament) Noun: Decorative items, ornaments ([En.] decorations; ornament) 引: 1. 《墨子·辞过》：青黄刻镂之饰。 Source: "Mencius": Decorations carved in blue and yellow. 2. 明·宋濂《送东阳马生序》：同舍生皆披绮绣，戴朱缨宝饰之帽。 Source: Ming Dynasty, Song Lian: All students in the dorm wore embroidered robes and hats adorned with red tassels. 例: 又如: 首饰;衣饰;花饰;窗饰;饰巾(戴头巾为饰，而不加冠冕) Example: For example: jewelry; clothing decorations; floral decorations; window decorations; headbands (wearing a headscarf as decoration without adding a crown).