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司 (sī): To take charge of — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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Animated Stroke Order 司

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How to write 司 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 司

司 stroke order diagram
3.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 司

司 handwriting practice worksheet preview
4.

How to Use 司

Management or control roles

Words where 司 indicates a person or function that manages or directs.

司机 • sī jī • driver • HSK 3
HSK 3
5.

HSK Vocabulary: 司

公司 • gōng sī • company; office
HSK 2
gōng公
sī
6.

Example Sentences

tā他
zài在
yì一
jiā家
dà大
gōng公
sī

Information

Pinyinsī
Meaningto take charge of, to manage, to control
Strokes5
Radical口
Traditional司
StructureSemi-Enclosed
Frequency#68
Zhuyinㄙ
UnicodeU+53F8
CangjieSMR
sī司
jī机

driver

司令 • sī lìng • commander; commanding officer • HSK 6
HSK 6
sī司
lìng令

commander; commanding officer

司法 • sī fǎ • administration of justice; judiciary • HSK 6
HSK 6
sī司
fǎ法

administration of justice; judiciary

Noun suffix in legal/hierarchical terms

Words where read as light tone 司 forms nouns related to lawsuits or superiors.

官司 • guān si • Lawsuit • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
guān官
si司

Lawsuit

上司 • shàng si • Superior / boss • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
shàng上
si司

Superior / boss

司

company; office

打官司 • dǎ guān si • go to court; engage in a lawsuit
HSK 6
dǎ打
guān官
si司

go to court; engage in a lawsuit

司空见惯 • sī kōng jiàn guàn • commonplace / a common sight
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
sī司
kōng空
jiàn见
guàn惯

commonplace / a common sight

司
gōng工
zuò作
。

He works at a large company.

chū出
zū租
chē车
sī司
jī机
hěn很
shú熟
xī悉
lù路
xiàn线
。

The taxi driver knows the route well.

sī司
fǎ法
xì系
tǒng统
wéi维
hù护
shè社
huì会
gōng公
zhèng正
。

The judicial system upholds social justice.

xīn新
rèn任
sī司
lìng令
zài在
jūn军
shì事
huì会
yì议
shàng上
chǎn阐
shù述
le了
wèi未
lái来
de的
zhàn战
lüè略
bù部
shǔ署
。

The newly appointed commander elaborated on future strategic deployments at the military conference.

zhè这
wèi位
sī司
zhǎng长
fù负
zé责
jiào教
yù育
zhèng政
cè策
。

This bureau chief is responsible for education policy.

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Characters pronounced "si".

  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
  • 厮sīservant; to make a disturbance
  • 嘶sīneighing of a horse; gravel voiced, husky throated; (Cant.) to hiccough
  • 巳sìthe hours from 9 to 11; 6th terrestrial branch
  • 伺sìto observe, wait upon, or serve
  • 驷sia team of four horses
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Characters with radical "口".

  • 嗨hāi[sound used in lyrics for balance or euphony]
  • 喃nánkeep talking, chattering; mumble
  • 喔wōdescriptive of crying or of crowing
  • 嗣sìto connect, inherit; descendants, heirs
  • 咯gēfinal particle
  • 嘎gǎsound of laughter; bad, malevolent
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