Meaning
company; control
Chinese: 掌管、公司，也见于官职名称。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “si” becomes a different word in each tone. 司 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 公司gōng sīcompany; firm; corporation
- 司机sī jīchauffeur; driver
- 寿司shòu sīsushi
- 司法sī fǎjudicial; (administration of) justice
- 官司guān silawsuit
Example Sentence
他在一家大公司上班。Tā zài yì jiā dà gōng sī shàng bān.He works at a big company.
他Tāhe在zàiat一家yì jiāthe whole family大公司dà gōng sīlarge company上班shàng bānto go to work。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A graph of a person directing with a mouth (口): to take charge — ‘to manage, attend to, take charge of; a department, bureau; a company (公司)’ (公司, 司机, 司令).
A way to remember it
To take charge — a bureau; and the 司 in 公司 (company).
Easy to confuse with
- 同‘Same’: a similar hook-frame, but opening the other way and over 一+口.