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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
Sī | Si1
English translation
surname Si
to take charge of
to manage
department (under a ministry)
to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

Contains the radical

kǒu

Part of speech

Name of a person / 人名 rén míng Rénmíng

Learning hint

A person speaking orders  kǒu and raising their arm

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

⿹? kǒu

Explanation

(take charge) and its mirror image Hòu (empress) were originally used interchangeably. The origin of both characters is unclear.

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司机 sījī 识时务 shí shí wù de zhāo yǎn 向前 xiàng qián wàng zhāo ,汽车 qì chē 速度 sùdù 加快 jiā kuài le 一些 yī xiē .

The driver squinted judiciously ahead and built up the speed of the truck a little.

许多 xǔduō 公司 gōngsī 工厂 gōngchǎng de 建筑 jiànzhù mài 出去 chū qù , 然后 ránhòu zài 回来 huí lai 使用 shǐyòng .

Many more firms are selling the buildings in which their factories are, and leasing them back.

计算机 jì suàn jī xiàn 普及 pǔjí --公司 gōngsī jiāng 使用 shǐyòng .

Computers are everywhere now our firm is switching over soon.

那个 nà ge 卡车 kǎchē 司机 sījī 饿 è le , jiù 汽车 qì chē tíng zài 餐馆 cān guǎn 旁边 pángbiān .

When he hungered for food, the truck driver stopped at a restaurant.

收取 shōu qǔ 税款 shuì kuǎn bìng 支付 zhī fù xiàn zhài .

The treasurer receives tax collections and pays the county's debts.

Words with

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
公司 gōngsī company公司 gōngsī
司机 sījī chauffeur司機
to manage
有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī limited company有限公司 yǒu xiàn gōng sī
司法 sīfǎ judicial司法 sīfǎ
上司 shàng si boss上司 shàng si
官司 guān si lawsuit官司 guān si
股份有限公司 gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī corporation股份有限公司 gǔ fèn yǒu xiàn gōng sī
盎司 àng sī ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)盎司 àng sī
司令 sīlìng commanding officer司令 sīlìng
子公司 zǐ gōng sī subsidiary company子公司 zǐ gōng sī
司法部 Sī fǎ bù Ministry of Justice (PRC etc)司法部 Sī fǎ bù
打官司 dǎguānsi to sue打官司 dǎguānsi
航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī airline航空公司 háng kōng gōng sī
司令部 sī lìng bù headquarters司令部 sī lìng bù
阿司匹林 ā sī pǐ lín aspirin (loanword)阿司匹林 ā sī pǐ lín
跨国公司 kuà guó gōng sī transnational corporation跨國公司
分公司 fēn gōng sī subsidiary company分公司 fēn gōng sī
证券公司 zhèng quàn gōng sī securities company證券公司
总公司 zǒng gōng sī parent company總公司
司令官 sī lìng guān commander司令官 sī lìng guān
土司 tǔ sī sliced bread (loanword from "toast")土司 tǔ sī
公司法 gōng sī fǎ corporations law公司法 gōng sī fǎ
大公司 dà gōng sī large company大公司 dà gōng sī

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Decomposition

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Compounds

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