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仕
shì
1. to serve as an official
2. an official
3. the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" [[將|将<jiàng>]]
Common • Top 16% ✏️ 5 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

仕
shì
official; to serve in the government
5 丶

Compound Words (7)

出仕
chūshì
to take up an official post
仕宦
shìhuàn
(literary) to serve as an official
仕途
shìtú
official career (formal)
仕女
shìnǚ
court lady
致仕
zhìshì
to retire from a government post (old)
爱马仕
Àimǎshì
Hermès (brand)
安达仕
Āndáshì
Andaz (hotel brand)

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,041
Word Frequency Rank
13,635 of 84,292