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伺

cì

HSK 6 Character

What 伺 means

1. used in {伺候|cì hou}

Other readings

伺 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• sìto watch; to wait; to examine

Example sentences

• 是不是应该换个伺服器?
  Shìbùshì yīnggāi huàn gè sìfúqì?
  Should we change the server?
• 她又哭又笑又闹，真难伺候。
  Tā yòu kū yòu xiào yòu nào, zhēn náncìhou.
  She is crying, smiling and shouting; it's hard to watch.
• 不远处，母狮谢格拉匍匐着，隐匿于林间，正伺机将婴儿吞食，作为她的晚餐。
  Not far away, screened by the forest, crouched Shiegra, the lioness, intent upon devouring the infant for her evening meal.

Words starting with 伺

• 伺候cì houto serve; to wait upon
• 伺机sì jīto wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance
• 伺隙sì xìto wait for the opportunity
• 伺服器sì fú qìserver (computer) (Tw)
• 伺服电机sì fú diàn jīservomotor

Words containing 伺

• 难伺候nán cì hou(colloquial) hard to please; high-maintenance
• 窥伺kuī sìto spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
• 观衅伺隙guān xìn sì xìlit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom); fig. to search out one's opponent's…

Characters built on 司

These share the phonetic component 司 (sī), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 词cíword; statement; speech; lyrics; a form of lyric poetry, flourishing in the Song dynasty…
• 饲sìto raise; to rear; to feed
• 嗣sìsuccession (to a title); to inherit; continuing (a tradition)
• 祠císhrine; to offer a sacrifice
• 笥sìsquare bamboo container for food or clothing

Characters that look like 伺

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 供gōngto provide; to supply; to be for (the use or convenience of)
• 网wǎngnet; web; network; to net; to catch with a net
• 例lìexample; precedent; rule
• 侧cèthe side; to incline towards; to lean
• 闰rùnintercalary; an extra day or month inserted into the lunar or solar calendar…
• 佝gōuused in 佝偻; Taiwan pr. kòu

Sounds the same

Read cì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 次next in sequence; second; the second (day, time etc)
• 刺thorn; sting; thrust
• 赐(bound form) to confer; to bestow; to grant; (literary) gift; favor; Taiwan pr. sì
• 佽nimble; to help
• 絘ancient tax in the form of bales of cloth
• 朿stab
• 莿Urtica thunbergiana
• 蛓(literary) caterpillar
• 刾old variant of 刺