伺 (zi6 si6 | si4 ci4 ) : spy on; wait upon

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伺

zi6 si6

si4 ci4

[粵] zi6 [國] si4
spy on; keep watch; wait for (chance)

[粵] si6 [國] ci4
wait/attend upon sb; serve

Stroke count: 7

Level: 3

Radical: 亻 (#9)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

伺

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 4th Sep 2009 06:32

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伺候 si6 hau6 ci4 hou4 = to serve; to wait upon

伺服 si6 fuk6 si4 fu2 = servo

伺服器 si6 fuk6 hei3 si4 fu2 qi4 = server (computer)

伺機 zi6 gei1 si4 ji1 = to watch for one's chance

服伺 fuk6 si6 fu2 si4 = to serve sb.

刀鋒伺服器 dou1 fung1 si6 fuk6 hei3 dao1 feng1 si4 fu2 qi4 = blade server

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Decimal representation of this word: 伺
Unicode code for this character: U+4f3a (off-site link)

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