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伺
sì
1. to watch
2. to wait
3. to examine
4. to spy
Common • Top 20% ✏️ 7 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

伺
cì
to serve, to wait upon, to attend; to examine
HSK 6 7 丶

Compound Words (6)

伺服
sìfú
servo (small electric motor)
伺机
sìjī
to wait for an opportunity
伺隙
sìxì
to wait for the opportunity
窥伺
kuīsì
to spy upon
伺服器
sìfúqì
server (computer)
观衅伺隙
guānxìnsìxì
lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); to search out one's opponent's weak points

Alternate Entries

伺
cì
to wait on

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,781
Word Frequency Rank
16,954 of 84,292

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