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司 - sī

take charge of, control, manage; officer

take charge of, control, manage; officer

How to read 司

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyin
Englishtake charge of, control, manage; officer
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

司令 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 司仪. Please read 司南 one more time.

Common words with this character

commanding officer
master of ceremonies
ancient Chinese compass
minister of criminal justice

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 司.