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Character

司

sī HSK 1
司 sī HSK 1
  • 1. to be in charge of; to manage; to administer
  • 2. division (administrative unit within a ministry, ranked below ministry and above department)
  • 3. a surname
Words using 司 as sī (7)
  • 1 公司 gōng sī — company HSK 1
    • 公 public, collective
    • 司 management, office
    Example

    他在一家大公司工作。

    tā zài yì jiā dà gōng sī gōng zuò

    He works at a large company.

  • 2 司机 sī jī — driver HSK 3
    • 司 to manage, to control, to operate
    • 机 machine, vehicle
    Example

    他的爸爸是一位出租车司机。

    tā de bà ba shì yī wèi chū zū chē sī jī

    His father is a taxi driver.

  • 3 上司 shàng sī — superior, boss HSK 7
    • 上 upper, above (indicating higher hierarchical position)
    • 司 to manage, to oversee (indicating managerial role)
    Example

    我需要向上司汇报这件事。

    wǒ xū yào xiàng shàng sī huì bào zhè jiàn shì

    I need to report this matter to my superior.

  • 4 司令 sī lìng — commander HSK 7
    • 司 to manage, to control, to administer
    • 令 order, command, decree
    Example

    他是这支部队的司令。

    tā shì zhè zhī bù duì de sī lìng

    He is the commander of this unit.

  • 5 司法 sī fǎ — judicial; administration of justice HSK 7
    • 司 to administer, to manage, to be in charge of
    • 法 law, legal matters
    Example

    司法独立是法治社会的基石。

    sī fǎ dú lì shì fǎ zhì shè huì de jī shí

    Judicial independence is the cornerstone of a society ruled by law.

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Structure & writing
司 sī — to be in charge of; to manage; to administer
司 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 2
词 cí word (the smallest free-standing unit of language, e.g. nouns, verbs, adjectives)
HSK 7
伺 sì to watch; to lie in wait 饲 sì to raise (animals); to feed

司 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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