Spot 司
Find the repeated shape and notice where it sits before trying to memorize the whole character.
Visual pattern
司 component
sī · to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer
A recurring visual building block found inside multiple Chinese characters. Compare what stays the same and what changes across the family.
A repeatable reading move
How to use 司
Use the component as a clue, then verify the complete character.
Compare the visual pattern
Use the stable shape to recognize the family, without assuming it always supplies meaning or sound.
Check what changes
Read the remaining component, then confirm the full pinyin, meaning, and stroke order on the character page.
Shared clue司Visual pattern
Read the pattern before memorizing the list
Use the shared shape as a recognition anchor, then confirm the full character's pronunciation and meaning.
The component page is a learning family; the radical page is a dictionary index. A shape can serve both roles.
Compare the family
What stays the same, what changes?
Each card keeps 司 visible while showing the other building blocks and the completed character.
词=
讠
伺=
亻
饲=
饣
祠=
礻
笥=
⺮
詞=
言
嗣=
口+冊
飼=
飠
Move into vocabulary
Words you can read next
These words contain characters from the 司 family. Open one to see its complete breakdown.
词cí
old variant of 詞|词[ci2]
HSK 3.0 · L2词典cídiǎndictionary
HSK 3.0 · L3词语cíyǔword
HSK 3.0 · L4词汇cíhuìvariant of 詞彙|词汇[ci2 hui4]
HSK 3.0 · L5歌词gēcísong lyric
HSK 3.0 · L5诗词shīcíverse
HSK 3.0 · L6伺候cìhouto serve
HSK 3.0 · L7-9伺机sìjīto wait for an opportunity
HSK 3.0 · L7-9饲料sìliàofeed
HSK 3.0 · L7-9饲养sìyǎngto raise
HSK 3.0 · L7-9