Chinese Character 侍 Meanings and components.

Form

侍

Meaning

侍 meaning[3] in English

To Serve.

To Attend Upon.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 侍 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are 'person' radical in … (亻) , and Buddhist temple (寺)

Its radical[1] is: 人 (ren2) which means: Man, Person, People, Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4], .人ren2man

In cangjie it is written with OGDI

How to write 侍

To write侍shi4to serve you should write a combination of 亻ren2'person' radical … , 寺si4Buddhist temple arranged in a 吅 shape:

亻 + 寺 = 侍

侍 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 侍 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 侍, looks as follow:

侍
Pinyin:shi4 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Serve . To Attend Upon
亻
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 9)
人
Pinyin:ren2
Meaning[3]: Man . Person . People . Cl:個|个[Ge4],位[Wei4]
寺
Pinyin:si4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Buddhist Temple . Mosque . Government Office (Old)
土
Pinyin:tu3
Meaning[3]: Tu (Ethnic Group) . Surname Tu
寸
Pinyin:cun4
Meaning[3]: A Unit Of Length . Inch . Thumb

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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