Character

使

shǐ HSK 4
使 shǐ HSK 4
  • 1. to dispatch; to order about
  • 2. to use; to employ
  • 3. to cause; to make; to let (requires a pivot word)
  • 4. (lit.) supposing; if
  • 5. envoy; messenger on a mission
  • 6. to be sent abroad on official duty
  • 7. official in charge of specific government affairs (historical)
Words using 使 as shǐ (15)
Structure & writing
使 shǐ — to dispatch; to order about

使 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 亻 rén — person/human radical (standing figure)
亻 is a component in 117 characters
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2 吏 lì — government official in ancient times
吏 is a component in 1 characters

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