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侍 - shì

serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai

serve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai

How to read 侍

Click 侍 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshì
Englishserve, attend upon; attendant, servant; samurai
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

侍候 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 侍奉. Please read 侍女 one more time.

Common words with this character

to serve; to wait upon
to wait upon; to serve; to attend to sb's needs
maid
concubine

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 侍 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 侍候 and 侍奉 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 侍.