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士
Shì
1. surname Shi
Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 3 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

士
shì
scholar, gentleman; soldier
HSK 4 3 丶

Compound Words (20)

人士
rénshì
person
HSK 6
便士
biànshì
penny (loanword)
侠士
xiáshì
knight-errant
修士
xiūshì
member of religious order
儒士
Rúshì
a Confucian scholar
兵士
bīngshì
ordinary soldier
力士
lìshì
strong man
勇士
yǒngshì
a warrior
博士
bóshì
doctor
HSK 4
名士
míngshì
famous scholar
士人
shìrén
scholar
士兵
shìbīng
soldier
HSK 5
士卒
shìzú
soldier
士多
shìduō
(dialect) store (loanword)
士子
shìzǐ
official
士官
shìguān
warrant officer
士族
shìzú
land-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties [[魏晉南北朝|魏晋南北朝]]
士林
Shìlín
Shilin or Shihlin district of Taipei City [[臺北市|台北市<Táiběishì>]], Taiwan
士气
shìqì
morale
壮士
zhuàngshì
hero

Alternate Entries

士
shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / first class military rank / specialist worker

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
4
Character Frequency Rank
371
Word Frequency Rank
436 of 84,292