恃 (ci5 | shi4) : rely on; depend on

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恃

ci5

shi4

rely/depend/count on

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 心 (#61)

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

恃

This word has been viewed 1849 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by C Chiu on 27th Sep 2017 04:44

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恃才傲物 si5 coi4 ngou6 mat6 shi4 cai2 ao4 wu4 = be inordinately proud of one's ability; be conceited and contemptuous

恃強凌弱 ci5 koeng4 ling4 joek6 shi4 qiang2 ling2 ruo4 = play the bully

仗恃 zoeng6 ci5 zhang4 shi4 = rely on

恃怙 ci5 wu6 shi4 hu4 = parents (those one depends on) [Classical Chinese]

幼失恃怙 jau3 sat1 ci5 wu6 you4 shi1 shi4 hu4 = to lose one's parents at a young age

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Decimal representation of this word: 恃
Unicode code for this character: U+6043 (off-site link)

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