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使 (shǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

使 (shǐ) is a Chinese word: to make, to cause. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 使

动 dòng verb

to make, to cause

这个消息使我很高兴。

zhè ge xiāo xi shǐ wǒ hěn gāo xìng

This news made me very happy.

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Word breakdown

使 shǐ — to make, to cause

Structure & writing
1 使 shǐ — to dispatch; to order about

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

consists of

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

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