使(shǐ)

HSK 28 strokes

to make

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Character information

Pinyin
shǐ
Meaning
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 2
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 使 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿰亻吏

A person 亻 working for the government 吏

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

亻rén吏lì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 使 step by step

8 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 使

Common words using 使 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

shǐ使yòng用
HSK 2

to use

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shǐ使jìn劲
HSK 4

to exert all one's strength

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cù促shǐ使
HSK 4

to prompt; to induce; to spur

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shǐ使de得
HSK 5

usable; serviceable

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jí即shǐ使
HSK 5

even if; even though

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shǐ使mìng命
HSK 7-9

mission

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shǐ使huàn唤
HSK 7-9

to order sb around

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shǐ使zhě者
HSK 7-9

emissary

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