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shì
scholar
#487a
Chapter-27
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Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles

shih originally meant affairs, because all affairs begin with 一 i one and end with 十 shih ten. Soldier, scholar. It is used in the sense of to hold office.

Chinese-English (CC-CEDICT)


shì
member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)/bachelor/honorific/soldier/noncommissioned officer/specialist worker/surname Shi

Phrases ending with the given character

shì
Seven Samurai (movie)
zhōng
shì
minibus
shì
ASICS (Japanese footwear brand)
jiā
jié
shì
Crest (brand)
chuán
jiào
shì
missionary
jiā
shì
Caltex (petroleum brand name)
zhù
chǎn
shì
midwife
láo
shì
Rolex (Swiss wristwatch brand)
shǐ
wēi
shì
Schweppes (soft drinks company)
shì
strong man/Hercules
wēi
ěr
shì
Wales, constituent nation of UK
shì
hippie (loanword)
shì
Cyrus (name)
lǎng
shì
The Bronx, borough of New York City/Bronx County (coextensive with The Bronx)/also written 布朗克斯
shù
shì
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy, conferred to meritorious candidates until the next examination
tóu
shì
the Beatles (music band)
wén
xué
shì
Bachelor of Arts/B.A./BA/A.B./Artium Baccalaureus
shì
Prussia (historical German state)
xué
shì
Bachelor of Laws/Legum Baccalaureus
tài
shì
the Times (newspaper)/River Thames, through London
kuáng
zhàn
shì
berserker (Norse warrior or fantasy role-playing character)
shén
xué
shì
student of theology/Bachelor of Divinity/Taleban (Farsi: student)
lái
shì
Stamford Raffles (1781-1826), British statesman and founder of the city of Singapore/surname Raffles
yào
shì
druggist/pharmacist
shì
Suez (canal)
shì
variant of 蘇黎世|苏黎世[Su1 li2 shi4]
wèi
dào
shì
traditionalist/moralist/champion (of a cause)
jiǎo
dòu
shì
gladiator
chāo
shì
postdoc/postdoctoral student
biàn
shì
defender/apologist
yóu
shì
mailman (Tw)
yǐn
xiū
shì
monk (Christian)
shì
yuppie (loanword)/young urban professional, 1980s slang
fēi
shì
Philistine (Palestinian people, reputedly uncircumcised, c. 1,000 BC)
dòu
niú
shì
matador/toreador/bullfighter

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