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士 - shì

scholar, gentleman; soldier

scholar, gentleman; soldier

How to read 士

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshì
Englishscholar, gentleman; soldier
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

士人 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 士兵. Please read 士卒 one more time.

Common words with this character

scholar
soldier; CL:個|个[ge4]
soldier; private
store

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 士.