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侍
shì
1. to serve
2. to attend upon
Common • Top 7% ✏️ 8 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

侍
shì
to serve, to attend upon; servant, attendant; samurai
8 丶

Compound Words (17)

陪侍
péishì
to wait upon (older people)
侍候
shìhòu
to serve
侍奉
shìfèng
to wait upon
侍女
shìnǚ
maid
侍妾
shìqiè
concubine
侍弄
shìnòng
to look after
侍从
shìcóng
chamberlain (in imperial China)
侍立
shìlì
to stand by in attendance
侍者
shìzhě
attendant
侍卫
shìwèi
Imperial bodyguard
服侍
fúshi
to attend to
伏侍
fúshi
variant of [[服侍<fúshi>]]
侍郎
shìláng
ancient official title
妾侍
qièshì
maids and concubines
媵侍
yìngshì
concubine (old)
侍卫官
shìwèiguān
guard
十常侍
shíchángshì
Ten Permanent Functionaries at the end of Han, a byword for corruption

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Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
1,870
Word Frequency Rank
5,702 of 84,292

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