士 (si6 si6*2 | shi4) : scholar

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士

si6 si6*2

shi4

[1] (honorific for men) [2] lowest-ranked noble (analogous to European "knight") [3] scholar [4] official in charge of criminal justice [5] soldier [6] (surname) [7] (chess piece) [8] KangXi radical 33 (scholar)

Stroke count: 3

Level: 2

Radical: 士 (#33)

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

士

Don't confuse with:
土

This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 17th May 2010 14:46

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巴士 baa1 si6*2 = bus

的士 dik1 si6*2 = taxi 粵

多士 do1 si6*2 = toast 粵

芝士 zi1 si6*2 zhi1 shi4 = cheese

巴士站 baa1 si6*2 zaam6 = bus stop, bus station

女士 neoi5 si6 nv3 shi4 = lady; Ms

紳士 san1 si6*2 shen1 shi4 = gentleman

士多 si6 do1 = store, shop 粵

貼士 tip3*1 si6*2 = tip; gratuity 粵

安士 on1 si6*2 an1 shi4 = ounce 粵
See all 250 compounds (CantoDict reports 270 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing all 7 examples containing 士

巴士在半路上拋錨國
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [粵] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/938/]link[/url] ]

巴士喺半路拋錨粵
The bus broke down on the way.
[半路 should not be translated literally as halfway, just "along the way" [國] [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/examples/936/]link[/url] ]

搭幾號巴士可以去到上環？粵
Which bus can take me to Sheung Wan?

噉就坐的士囉! 粵
A taxi it will be, then!

重唔快攞出啲紳士風度幫寶華開車門！粵
Shouln't you be a gentleman by opening the car door for Bou Wah?

用個士巴拿擰實粒螺絲粵
Use to spanner to tighten the screw.

我地坐的士去咧? 粵
Let's take a taxi, shall we?

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 士
Unicode code for this character: U+58eb (off-site link)

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