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施 - shī

grant, bestow; give; act; name

grant, bestow; give; act; name

How to read 施

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinshī
Englishgrant, bestow; give; act; name
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

施主 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 施事. Please read 施以 one more time.

Common words with this character

benefactor; donor
agent; doer
to inflict; to provide; to apply
to exert

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 施.