侍 shì — serve; attend · English

侍

shì

serve; attend

At a glance · 侍

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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、seal script form。No excavated oracle bone / seal artifact is attested for this character yet; we leave it blank rather than fabricate.

小篆从人，寺声，本义为在尊长旁陪奉。形声清晰。

What the sketch shows

Origins & notes

本义为随侍、服侍。

Structure

形声字，从人（意符），寺（sì）为声符。

At a glance

Pinyinshì

Radical亻

Strokes8

UnicodeU+4F8D

Character type形声

Theme人伦

Six languages, one character

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English serve; attend To serve or attend upon.

Français servir; assister Servir ou assister.

Español servir; atender Servir o atender.

العربية يخدم؛ يرافق يخدم أو يرافق.

Русский служить; прислуживать Служить или прислуживать.

Common words

侍shìserve
侍奉shì fèngattend

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