仕 shì — official · English

仕

shì

official

At a glance · 仕

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Evolution of the glyph

Five stages, from a sketch of the real object to regular script — tap a stage, drag the timeline, or play the animation.

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seen
Oracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCE
Seal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCE
Clerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CE
Regular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

Object sketchBefore writing · drawing what was seenOracle boneShang dynasty · c. 1300–1046 BCESeal scriptQin dynasty · 221–206 BCEClerical scriptHan dynasty · 206 BCE–220 CERegular scriptWei–Jin to Tang · c. 3rd–9th century CE

⚠ Some ancient forms are not attested：oracle bone form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

「仕」从人从士，小篆从人士声，会意兼形声。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

「仕」本义为做官、仕宦，引申士人。

Structure

从人、从士，会意字，士亦表音，本为出仕为官。

At a glance

Pinyinshì

Radical亻

Strokes5

UnicodeU+4ED5

Character type会意

Theme政事

Six languages, one character

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English official official; serve government

Français fonctionnaire Fonctionnaire, servir l'État. «学优登仕» : entrer au service de l'État.

Español funcionario Funcionario, servir al Estado. «学优登仕»: entrar al servicio del Estado.

العربية موظف موظف، يخدم الدولة. «学优登仕»: دخول خدمة الدولة.

Русский чиновник Чиновник, служить государству. «学优登仕»: поступить на службу.

Common words

仕shìofficial
仕途shì túofficial career

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