侍 (shì): To serve — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 侍

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 侍

3.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right

侍

亻person

寺temple

侍=亻person+寺temple

A person (亻) standing by, ready to serve or attend to someone — to serve or wait upon.

4.

Free Printable Handwriting Practice with Stroke Order: 侍

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5.

How to Use 侍

Common patterns, words, and short phrases that show how 侍 works in context.

Single HSK word

侍 appears in the HSK word 侍候, meaning "Wait on".

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

shì侍

hòu候

Wait on

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 侍 is used in context

guó国

wáng王

de的

shì侍

cóng从

jǐn紧

suí随

qí其

hòu后

。

The king's attendant followed closely behind

tā她

xì细

xīn心

fú服

shì侍

nián年

mài迈

de的

fù

gōng宫

tíng廷

lǐ里

de的

shì侍

nǚ女

chuān穿

zhe着

chuán

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父

mǔ母

。

She carefully serves her elderly parents

传

tǒng统

fú服

shì饰

。

The maids in the palace wear traditional costumes

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Characters with radical "亻".

shì仕 ní倪 dòng侗 jì伎 hóu侯 yáng佯

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