Depicts using a scepter and a mouth (口) to command or take control of something.
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Historical Evolution
司
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
司
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
司
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
司
Oracle
(~1250-1000 BC)
司
Bronze
Mid Western Zhou (~900 BC)
司
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
司
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
司
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
司
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
司
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
司
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
司
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
司
Regular
Modern
Chinese
司 [Sī]
surname Si
司 [sī]
to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
Japanese
office (government department beneath a bureau under the ritsuryō system)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
司 おさむ
Osamu given name
司 し
Shi surname
司 つかさ
Tsukasa female given namesurname
司 つとむ
Tsutomu male given name
司 まもる
Mamoru given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
公司 [gōngsī] #355
(business) company
司机 [sījī] #1,725
chauffeur
司机 [sījī] #1,725
chauffeur
有限公司 [yǒuxiàngōngsī] #16,551
limited company
司法 [sīfǎ] #4,904
judicial
上司 [shàngsi] #3,277
boss
官司 [guānsi] #3,876
lawsuit
股份有限公司 [gǔfènyǒuxiàngōngsī] #4,169
joint-stock limited company
盎司 [àngsī] #9,248
ounce (British imperial system) (loanword)
司令 [sīlìng] #9,238
commanding officer
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JAPANESE WORDS (156)
⭐ 上司 [じょうし] #4,178
(one's) superior
官 [かん] #6,042
government
⭐ 神官 [しんかん] #8,769
Shinto priest
⭐ 司る [つかさどる] #10,673
to be in charge of
司祭 [しさい] #11,356
priest
⭐ 司令官 [しれいかん] #11,730
commandant
⭐ 司会 [しかい] #13,338
leading a meeting
⭐ 寿司 [すし] #13,636
sushi
⭐ 司令 [しれい] #14,719
command
⭐ 司令部 [しれいぶ] #16,371
headquarters
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