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司
sī
1. to take charge of
2. to manage
3. department (under a ministry)
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

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

Compound Words (20)

上司
shàngsi
boss
公司
gōngsī
(business) company
HSK 2
卡司
kǎsī
(acting) cast (loanword)
司令
sīlìng
commanding officer
HSK 6
司寇
Sīkòu
two-character surname Sikou
司寇
sīkòu
minister of criminal justice (official rank in imperial China)
司徒
Sītú
minister of education (history)
司机
sījī
chauffeur
HSK 3
司法
sīfǎ
judicial
HSK 6
司炉
sīlú
stoker (worker operating a coal fire, esp. for a steam engine)
司铎
sīduó
priest
司长
sīzhǎng
bureau chief
司马
Sīmǎ
official post of minister of war in pre-han Chinese states
吐司
tǔsī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
土司
tǔsī
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")
寿司
shòusī
sushi
官司
guānsi
lawsuit
专司
zhuānsī
specialist (responsible some task)
厨司
chúsī
cook, chef
盎司
àngsī
ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)

Alternate Entries

司
Sī
surname Si

Metadata

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