to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)

HSK 2 #278

Character data

HSK 2
Frequency 278th character
Radical ⼝ (30.2)
Strokes 5
Index # 325

Definitions

司 sī
  1. 1. to take charge of
  2. 2. to manage
  3. 3. department (under a ministry)
  4. 4. surname Si

Stroke order

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司 stroke order animation

Words containing 司

Word Meaning
priest
priest
bureau chief
two-character surname Sima
Sima Guang, Song statesman and historian
Sima Guang, Song dynasty historian
Sima Yi, Three Kingdoms strategist
Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
Sima Zhao, Cao Wei general and ruler
fig. an open secret
fig. an open secret
Sima’s Methods, ancient military text
The Methods of Sima, ancient war manual
Sima Yan, founding emperor of Jin dynasty
Sima Yan, founding emperor of Jin
Sima Rangju, ancient Qi state general
Sima Rangju, ancient Qi state general
Sima Tan, Han historian; father of Sima Qian
Sima Tan, Han historian; father of Sima Qian
Sima Qian, Han dynasty historian
Shiba Ryotaro, Japanese historical novelist
Shiba Ryotaro, Japanese historical novelist
sliced bread (loanword from "toast")