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Animated Stroke Order 司

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How to write 司 — animated stroke order

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Stroke Order Diagrams 司

司 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

司

𠃌person

司=

4.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 司

司 handwriting practice worksheet preview

5.

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

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 司

公司 • gōng sī • company; office

HSK 2

gōng公

sī

7.

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

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𠃌person

A person (𠃌) giving orders from the mouth (口) — to command or manage, as in an office.

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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