施 (si1 | shi1) : bestow; bring into effect

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施

si1

shi1

[1] bestow; grant; hand out
[2] bring/put into effect; execute
[3] apply; use; add

Stroke count: 9

Level: 3

Radical: 方 (#70)

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

施

This word has been viewed 8973 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Nov 2009 13:56

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施展 si1 zin2 shi1 zhan3 = to use to the fullest; to maximise usage

實施 sat6 si1 shi2 shi1 = bring into effect; initiate

施加 si1 gaa1 shi1 jia1 = exert on

施工 si1 gung1 shi1 gong1 = to do work on a construction

施肥 si1 fei4 shi1 fei2 = to fertilize; to add fertilizer

設施 cit3 si1 she4 shi1 = facilities; installation

措施 cou3 si1 cuo4 shi1 = measure (policy); step; action (to be taken)

施行 si1 hang4 shi1 xing2 = [1] to put in place, put into practice; [2] take effect

施政 si1 zing3 = administration

施壓 si1 aat3 = to exert pressure
See all 58 compounds (CantoDict reports 57 compounds in total, which would seem to be an error - please report this on the CantoDict forum)

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Decimal representation of this word: 施
Unicode code for this character: U+65bd (off-site link)

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