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司
Sī
1. surname Si
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

司
sī
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
HSK 2 5 丶

Compound Words (20)

祭司
jìsī
priest
司炉
sīlú
stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine)
盎司
àngsī
ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)
卡司
kǎsī
(acting) cast (loanword)
阴司
yīnsī
hell
贝司
bèisī
bass (loanword)
司法
sīfǎ
judicial
HSK 6
司寇
Sīkòu
two-character surname Sikou
司长
sīzhǎng
bureau chief
司马
Sīmǎ
official post of minister of war in pre-han Chinese states
官司
guānsi
lawsuit
雅司
yǎsī
yaws (infectious tropical disease)
上司
shàngsi
boss
专司
zhuānsī
specialist (responsible some task)
起司
qǐsī
cheese (loanword) (Tw)
公司
gōngsī
(business) company
HSK 2
寿司
shòusī
sushi
司寇
sīkòu
minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
司令
sīlìng
commanding officer
HSK 6
吐司
tǔsī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")

Alternate Entries

司
sī
to take charge of / to manage / department (under a ministry)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
277
Word Frequency Rank
1,394 of 84,292