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士

shì

HSK 4 Character

What 士 means

1. member of the senior ministerial class (old)
2. scholar (old)
3. bachelor
4. honorific
5. soldier
6. noncommissioned officer
7. specialist worker

Other readings

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

• Shìsurname Shi

Example sentences

• 我想当护士
  Wǒ xiǎng dāng hùshi
  I want to be a nurse.
• 女士优先。
  Nǚshìyōuxiān.
  Ladies first.
• 女士优先!
  Nǚshì yōuxiān!
  Ladies first!
• 上巴士吧。
  Let's get on the bus.
• 她是护士。
  She is a nurse.
• 我是护士。
  I'm a nurse.

Words starting with 士

• 士兵shì bīngsoldier
• 士气shì qìmorale
• 士大夫shì dà fūscholar officials
• 士官shì guānwarrant officer; petty officer; noncommissioned officer (NCO)
• 士卒shì zúsoldier; private (army)
• 士人shì rénscholar
• 士林Shì línShilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 台北市
• 士多shì duō(dialect) store (loanword)
• 士子shì zǐofficial; scholar (old)
• 士族shì zúland-owning class, esp. during Wei, Jin and North-South dynasties 魏晋南北朝
• 士林区Shì lín QūShilin or Shihlin District of Taipei City 台北市
• 士力架Shì lì jiàSnickers (candy bar)
• 士巴拿shì bā ná(dialect) spanner (loanword)
• 士师记Shì shī jìBook of Judges
• 士农工商shì nóng gōng shāng(idiom) "the four classes" of ancient China, i.e. scholars, farmers, artisans, and…
• 士敏土shì mǐn tǔcement (loanword) (old)
• 士多啤梨shì duō pí lí(Hong Kong; loanword) strawberry
• 士为知己者死，女为悦己者容shì wèi zhī jǐ zhě sǐ , nǚ wèi yuè jǐ zhě rónga true gentleman will sacrifice his life for a friend who understands him, as a woman…
• 士丹利Shì dān lìStanley (name)

Words containing 士

• 博士bó shìdoctor (as an academic degree); (old) person specialized in a skill or trade…
• 护士hù shinurse
• 硕士shuò shìmaster's degree; person who has a master's degree; learned person
• 女士nǚ shìlady; madam; Miss
• 人士rén shìperson; figure; public figure
• 绅士shēn shìgentleman
• 战士zhàn shìfighter; soldier; warrior
• 瑞士Ruì shìSwitzerland
• 男士nán shìman; gentleman
• 院士yuàn shìscholar; academician; fellow (of an academy)
• 巴士bā shìbus (loanword); motor coach
• 骑士qí shìknight; cavalier; (Taiwan) bike rider (scooter, bicycle etc)
• 学士xué shìbachelor's degree; person holding a university degree
• 博士生bó shì shēngPhD student; doctoral candidate
• 爵士jué shìknight; Sir; (loanword) jazz
• 的士dī shìtaxi (loanword)
• 烈士liè shìmartyr
• 武士wǔ shìwarrior; samurai
• 勇士yǒng shìa warrior; a brave person
• 道士dào shìDaoist priest
• 波士顿Bō shì dùnBoston, capital of Massachusetts
• 进士jìn shìsuccessful candidate in the highest imperial civil service examination; palace graduate
• 博士后bó shì hòupostdoc; postdoctoral fellow
• 威士忌wēi shì jìwhiskey (loanword)

Characters that look like 士

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

• 上shàng(bound form) up; upper; above; previous; first (of multiple parts); to climb…
• 土tǔearth; dust; clay
• 女nǚfemale; woman; daughter
• 壬rénninth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干; ninth in order…

Sounds the same

Read shì, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 是to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true…
• 事matter; thing; item
• 视(literary, or bound form) to look at
• 室room; work unit; grave
• 世life; age; generation
• 市market; city; municipality (administrative unit)
• 试to test; to try; experiment
• 式type; form; pattern
• 示to show; to reveal
• 适to fit; suitable; proper
• 释to explain; to release; Buddha (abbr. for 释迦牟尼
• 柿persimmon