00592 Chinese character of 司 and pronounce si1

The Chinese character【司】that we will explain today is a word that describes an organization or profession. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Management or position. Explanation: (1) To be in charge. Such as: “duty”, “judiciary”, “master of ceremonies”, “each doing his own job”. (2) Administrative units of central government agencies are located under the Ministry. For example: “Protocol Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs” and “Social Education Department of the Ministry of Education”.

Below is the correct pronunciation of this particular Chinese character.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【司】:sī

Cantonese Jyutping of 【司】:si1

This section presents general background information on the Chinese character 【司】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【司】, for example:Describe the organization or profession , It means mainly management or position .The elaborate meanings of Chinese characters allow for specialized applications that might not be fully expressed here.

【司】exists independently, yet its interaction with other words enriches expressions, such as【司機、司法】(Mandarin Pinyin:sī jī 、sī fǎ/ Cantonese Jyutping:si1 gei1 、si1 faat3)

It takes 5 strokes to write this character,It is a highly common and fundamental Chinese character that must be learned,This example sentence will help clarify the usage of this character.:


他在一家司法機構工作多年。

He worked in a judicial institution for many years.


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