Character data

HSK Not in HSK

FREQUENCY 3042nd character

RADICAL ⼈ (9.3)

STROKES 5

INDEX # 3542

仕 shì

an official; to serve as an official

#3042

仕 shì

1. an official
2. to serve as an official
3. the two chess pieces in Chinese chess guarding the "general" or "king" 将jiàng

Word	Meaning
仕途 shì tú	official career (formal)
仕女 shì nǚ	court lady; palace maid
仕宦 shì huàn	(literary) to serve as an official
出仕 chū shì	to take up an official post
学而优则仕 xué ér yōu zé shì	good study leads to being an official
學而優則仕 xué ér yōu zé shì	excel in study, then become an official
安达仕 ān dá shì	Andaz (hotel brand)
安達仕 ān dá shì	Andaz (hotel brand)
爱马仕 ài mǎ shì	Hermès (brand)
愛馬仕 ài mǎ shì	Hermès (brand)
致仕 zhì shì	to retire from a government post (old)