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恃
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rely

HSK 10
Human →Emotions
shì
ジ、シ
たの.む
시
Phonosemantic compound. 忄 represents the meaning and 寺 represents the sound.
Components
忄 heart (side)+ 寺 Buddhist temple =
恃 rely
忄 Meaning component
xin heart (side)
heart
忄 is a component form of 心.
寺 Phonetic component
sì Buddhist temple
court, office
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Notes
Similar Characters
忆 reflect (simp)忉 distressed忏 sins (simp)忕 habit忖 suppose忙 busy忡 a sad忤 insubordinate忧 grieved (simp)忪 tranquil快 fast忭 delighted忮 perverse忱 truth忸 blush忻 delightful忾 hatred (simp)怀 bosom (iii) (simp)怃 disappointed (simp)怄 annoyed (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Bronze
Early Warring States (~400 BC)
Seal Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 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)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
恃
Regular
Modern
Chinese
恃 [shì]
to rely on; mother (formal)
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (14)
恃强凌弱 [shì​qiáng​líng​ruò] #29,279
see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shì​qiáng​qī​ruò]
恃强凌弱 [shì​qiáng​líng​ruò] #29,279
see 恃強欺弱|恃强欺弱[shì​qiáng​qī​ruò]
自恃 [zì​shì] #37,100
self-esteem
有恃无恐 [yǒu​shì​wú​kǒng] #62,144
secure in the knowledge that one has backing
有恃无恐 [yǒu​shì​wú​kǒng] #62,144
secure in the knowledge that one has backing
仗恃 [zhàng​shì] #56,604
to rely on
恃才傲物 [shì​cái​'ào​wù] #56,994
to be inordinately proud of one's ability
凭恃 [píng​shì] #64,603
to depend on
凭恃 [píng​shì] #64,603
to depend on
恃强欺弱 [shì​qiáng​qī​ruò] #70,423
to use one's strength to mistreat people (idiom)
4 more items
JAPANESE WORDS (3)
⭐ 頼む [たのむ] #510
to request
⭐ 頼み [たのみ] #2,821
request
矜持 [きょうじ] #12,334
pride