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侍
🇹🇼🇭🇰🇨🇳🇯🇵🇰🇷

serve

HSK 7 N1
Human →Actions
shì
ジ、シ
さむらい、はべ.る
시
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.
Components
亻 person (side)+ 寺 Buddhist temple =
侍 serve
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
寺 Phonetic component
sì Buddhist temple
court, office
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
侍
Regular
Modern
Chinese
侍 [shì]
to serve; to attend upon
Japanese
侍 、 士 さむらい 同音

noun

  1. historical warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai
  2. colloquial person with a strong backbone; person that does incredible things; person of considerable talent
侍 さぶらい 同音

noun

  1. archaic man in attendance (on a person of high standing); retainer
  2. abbrev.historical samurai guard house (Heian and Kamakura periods)
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
『うぐいす侍』人間愛とユーモア溢れる侍物語。
"The Nightingale Samurai" is a samurai tale full of humanity and humour.
Japanese Names
侍 つこう
Tsukou given name
侍 ひと
Hito given name
CHINESE WORDS (26)
侍者 [shì​zhě] #9,993
attendant
侍卫 [shì​wèi] #19,180
Imperial bodyguard
侍卫 [shì​wèi] #19,180
Imperial bodyguard
服侍 [fú​shi] #14,050
to attend to
侍女 [shì​nǚ] #19,183
maid
侍从 [shì​cóng] #19,448
to serve (an important personage)
侍从 [shì​cóng] #19,448
to serve (an important personage)
侍奉 [shì​fèng] #20,394
to wait upon
侍应生 [shì​yìng​shēng] #17,437
waiter
侍应生 [shì​yìng​shēng] #17,437
waiter
16 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (48)
士 [し] #3,773
man (esp. one who is well-respected)
⭐ 侍女 [じじょ] #8,177
lady attendant
⭐ 侍従 [じじゅう] #16,557
chamberlain
侍る [はべる] #17,567
to wait upon
侍従長 [じじゅうちょう] #42,613
grand chamberlain
若侍 [わかざむらい] #44,621
young samurai
⭐ 侍医 [じい] #44,778
court physician
近侍 [きんじ] #46,266
attendant
侍臣 [じしん] #61,812
courtier
侍者 [じしゃ] #63,839
attendant
38 more items
KOREAN WORDS (1)
시녀
maid