侍(shì)

HSK 7-98 strokes

to serve

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Character information

Pinyin
shì
Meaning
to serve; to attend upon
Strokes
8
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 侍 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰亻寺

In this compound, the meaning comes from 亻 (person); 寺 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

亻rén寺sì

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 侍 step by step

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

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Words with 侍

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

shì侍hòu候
HSK 7-9

to serve; to wait upon

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fú伏shì侍

variant of 服侍[fu2 shi5]

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shì侍fèng奉

to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs

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shì侍nǚ女

maid

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shì侍cóng从

to serve (an important personage)

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shì侍zhě者

attendant

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shì侍wèi卫

Imperial bodyguard

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shì侍láng郎

(Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards

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From 侍’s common words

候伏奉女从者卫郎

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