sī

司

to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer

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Words with 司

公司 gōng sī company; firm; corporation HSK 2
司机 sī jī chauffeur; driver HSK 2
寿司 shòu sī sushi HSK 5
官司 guān si lawsuit HSK 6
打官司 dǎ guān si to file a lawsuit; to sue HSK 6
司长 sī zhǎng bureau chief HSK 6
司法 sī fǎ judicial; (administration of) justice HSK 7–9
上司 shàng si boss; superior HSK 7–9
司令 sī lìng commanding officer HSK 7–9
司空见惯 sī kōng jiàn guàn a common occurrence (idiom) HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 我哥哥在一个大公司上班。 My older brother works at a big company. Lesson 14
  • 他的公司离家很远,坐车要一个小时。 His company is far from home; it takes an hour by car. 爸爸的一天
  • 司机说:“下雨的时候,每个人都想坐车,所以路上车很多。” The driver said: "When it rains everyone wants a ride, so there are lots of cars." 慢一点儿
  • 司机笑着说:“雨天开车要慢一点儿,快了不安全。” The driver said with a smile: "On rainy days you should drive slower; going fast isn't safe." 慢一点儿

Character facts

Radical
口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Structure
Surround from upper right
Unicode
U+53F8

Ideographic: A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm