take charge of, control, manage; officer

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DEFINITIONS

司 sī
  • surname Si
  • to take charge of
  • to manage
  • department (under a ministry)

STROKES

WORDS

铎 sī duó priest
鐸 sī duó priest
長 sī zhǎng bureau chief
馬 sī mǎ Minister of War (official title in pre-Han Chinese states); two-character surname Sima
马光 sī mǎ guāng Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
馬光 sī mǎ guāng Sima Guang (1019-1086), politician and historian of Northern Song, author of Comprehensive Mirror for aid in Government 資治通鑒|资治通鉴
马懿 sī mǎ yì Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
馬懿 sī mǎ yì Sima Yi (179-251), warlord under Cao Cao and subsequently founder of the Jin dynasty
马承帧 sī mǎ chéng zhēn Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
馬承幀 sī mǎ chéng zhēn Sima Chengzhen (655-735), Daoist priest in Tang dynasty
馬昭 sī mǎ zhāo Sima Zhao (211-265), military general and statesman of Cao Wei 曹魏[Cao2 Wei4]
马昭之心路人皆知 sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret
馬昭之心路人皆知 sī mǎ zhāo zhī xīn lù rén jiē zhī lit. Sima Zhao's intentions are obvious to everyone (idiom); fig. an open secret
马法 sī mǎ fǎ “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]
馬法 sī mǎ fǎ “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Sima Rangju 司馬穰苴|司马穰苴[Si1 ma3 Rang2 ju1]
马炎 sī mǎ yán Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝
馬炎 sī mǎ yán Sima Yan (236-290), founding emperor of Jin dynasty 晋 after the Three Kingdoms period, reigned 265-290 as Emperor Wu of Jin 晉武帝
马穰苴 sī mǎ ráng jū Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
馬穰苴 sī mǎ ráng jū Sima Rangju (c. 800 BC, dates of birth and death unknown), military strategist of the Qi State 齊國|齐国[Qi2 guo2] and author of “Methods of Sima” 司馬法|司马法[Si1 ma3 Fa3], one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1]
马谈 sī mǎ tán Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]
馬談 sī mǎ tán Sima Tan (-110 BC), Han dynasty scholar and historian, and father of 司馬遷|司马迁[Si1 ma3 Qian1]
馬遷 sī mǎ qiān Sima Qian (145-86 BC), Han Dynasty historian, author of Records of the Grand Historian 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4], known as the father of Chinese historiography
马辽太郎 sī mǎ liáo tài láng SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
馬遼太郎 sī mǎ liáo tài láng SHIBA Ryotarō (1923-1996), Japanese author of historical novels
tǔ sī sliced bread (loanword from "toast")