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使 shĭ send; envoy; use in Mandarin Chinese
Definition[edit | edit source]
Radical is 人 rén “person”, which is written 亻 when occurring at the left side of a character so as not to get in the way of the component at the right. The colloquial name for this radical is 人字旁 rénzìpáng “side made up of the character 人.” Phonetic is 史 shĭ “history,” but note that the right side of 使 consists of 史 plus an additional stroke above it, so it forms the character 吏 lì “official.” An “envoy” 使 (a person “sent” some place) is an “official” 吏 “person” 人. Distinguish 使 from 更 gèng and 便 biàn.
Examples[edit | edit source]
- 大使 dàshĭ ambassador [N]
- 大使馆 (大使館) dàshĭguăn embassy [PW]
- 使用 shĭyòng use, employ [N]
Video[edit | edit source]
Sources[edit | edit source]
Book: Intermediate Written Chinese by Cornelius C. Kubler
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