司(sī): surname Si
HSK 25 strokes
surname Si
Stroke order animation
Character information
- Pinyin
- sī
- Meaning
- surname Si
- Strokes
- 5
- HSK level
- HSK 2
- Traditional
- Same
Origin & structure
Where 司 comes from and how its parts fit together.
Ideograph
⿹？口A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm
A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.
Made of
Parts are arranged enclosing from the upper right.
How to write 司 step by step
5 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.
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Words with 司
Common words using 司 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.
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