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施
shī
1. to grant
2. to give
3. to bestow
4. to act
5. to carry out
Very Common • Top 2% ✏️ 9 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

施
shī
to grant, to bestow; to act; surname
HSK 5 9 丶

Compound Words (20)

施洗
shīxǐ
baptize
施与
shīyǔ
to donate
恩施
Ēnshī
Enshi prefecture level city in southwest Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture [[恩施土家族苗族自治州]]
施琅
ShīLáng
Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties
施恩
shīēn
to confer a favor on sb
施惠
shīhuì
to give charity to sb
施打
shīdǎ
to inject (a vaccine etc)
施舍
shīshě
to give in charity
施放
shīfàng
to fire
施政
shīzhèng
administration
布施
bùshī
Dana (Buddhist practice of giving)
施教
shījiào
teaching
施乐
Shīlè
Xerox
施法
shīfǎ
to implement the law
兼施
jiānshī
using several (methods)
施用
shīyòng
to implement
施甸
Shīdiàn
Shidian county in Baoshan [[保山<Bǎoshān>]], Yunnan
施礼
shīlǐ
to salute
施秉
Shībǐng
Shibing county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture [[黔東南州|黔东南州<Qiándōngnánzhōu>]], Guizhou
设施
shèshī
facilities
HSK 5

Alternate Entries

施
Shī
surname Shi

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
552
Word Frequency Rank
1,781 of 84,292

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