Chinese mnemonics and annotator
Matthews
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司 sī departement
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#231b
Chapter-15
5 strokes
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Compositions
Explanation of characters by Herbert A. Giles
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Ssŭ is said to be 后 hou a ruler, a prince, turned to face the other way, and is explained as conduct of affairs beyond the precincts of the Court. Hence it has come to mean administration, official, etc. |
Chinese-English (CC-CEDICT)
司
sī
to take charge of/to manage/department (under a ministry)/surname Si
Phrases ending with the given character
三sān
法fǎ
司sī
the three judicial chief ministries (in imperial China)
分fēn
公gōng
司sī
subsidiary company/branch office
吃chī
官guān
司sī
to face legal action/to get sued
大dà
公gōng
司sī
large company/corporation
大dà
祭jì
司sī
High Priest
子zǐ
公gōng
司sī
subsidiary company/subsidiary corporation
律lǜ
政zhèng
司sī
Department of Justice (Hong Kong)
打dǎ
官guān
司si
to file a lawsuit/to sue/to dispute
支zhī
公gōng
司sī
subsidiary/branch
母mǔ
公gōng
司sī
parent company
总總zǒng
公公gōng
司司sī
parent company/head office
罗羅luó
曼曼màn
司司sī
romance (loanword)
贵貴guì
公公gōng
司司sī
your company