司
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sī · to take charge of, to control, to manage

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5Total strokes

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Upper-right enclosureCharacter structure

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口Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 司

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sīWords pronounced sī
siWords pronounced si
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Example sentences

Notice where 司 sits in each complete thought.

Zài tā de gōng sī lǐ, wǒ gǎn jué hěn hǎo.在她的公司里,我感觉很好。

I feel happy in her firm.

Source: Tatoeba #4270713 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zuì hòu hái shì shū le nà chǎng guān sī.我最后还是输了那场官司。

I have lost the case after all.

Source: Tatoeba #602912 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men dōu bú shì sī jī.他们都不是司机。

Neither of them are drivers.

Source: Tatoeba #1216085 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā shì wǒ de shàng sī, yě tóng shí shì wǒ zuì yào hǎo de péng yǒu.她是我的上司,也同時是我最要好的朋友。

She is my boss and also my best friend.

Source: Tatoeba #11390337 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ céng shì yì zōng sī fǎ àn jiàn de zhèng rén?你曾是一宗司法案件的证人?

Have you ever served as a witness in a court case?

Source: Tatoeba #1284197 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ de gōng sī dì zhǐ.这是我的公司地址。

This is my business address.

Source: Tatoeba #1438553 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 司 in context

  1. Say sī, then recall the core meaning: to take charge of, to control, to manage.
  2. Write all 5 strokes while keeping the upper-right enclosure balanced.
  3. Use it in 公司 (gōng sī), meaning “company”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 司 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.