士 (shì): member of the senior ministerial class (old), scholar (old), bachelor
士 (shì) is a Chinese character meaning “member of the senior ministerial class (old).” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 士 (scholar). It ranks #372 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Definitions
- member of the senior ministerial class (old)
- scholar (old)
- bachelor
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 士
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | HSK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 女士noun | nǚ shì | lady | 1 |
| 博士noun | bó shì | doctor (as an academic degree) | 4 |
| 士兵noun | shì bīng | soldier | 6 |
| 护士noun | hù shi | nurse | 4 |
| 人士noun | rén shì | person | 6 |
| 男士noun | nán shì | man | 4 |
| 硕士noun | shuò shì | master's degree | 4 |
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 爵士 | jué shì | knight |
| 骑士 | qí shì | knight |
| 战士 | zhàn shì | fighter |
| 绅士 | shēn shì | gentleman |
| 波士顿 | bō shì dùn | Boston, capital of Massachusetts |
| 武士 | wǔ shì | warrior |
| 巴士 | bā shì | bus (loanword) |
| 勇士 | yǒng shì | a warrior |
| 瑞士 | ruì shì | Switzerland |
| 军士 | jūn shì | soldier |
| 下士 | xià shì | lowest-ranked noncommissioned officer (e.g. corporal in the army or petty officer, third class in the navy) |
| 芝士 | zhī shì | (loanword) cheese |
| 斗士 | dòu shì | warrior |
| 士官 | shì guān | warrant officer |
| 便士 | biàn shì | (loanword) pence |
士 appears in 100 compound words: 9 as the first character, 75 as the last, and 16 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 士 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (15)
to be situated in front of all soldiers and attack the enemy as the general; to take the lead as the leader
Thames (a river in southeast England in the United Kingdom, flowing through London)
to be situated in front of all soldiers and attack the enemy as the general; to take the lead as the leader
Thames (a river in southeast England in the United Kingdom, flowing through London)
Showing 12 of 15 idioms containing 士.
Example Sentences
士字由3笔画组成，结构很巧妙。
shì zì yóu bǐ huà zǔ chéng , jié gòu hěn qiǎo miào .
The character "士" consists of three strokes and has a very ingenious structure.
阿曼:美伊26日再次瑞士谈判 伊朗外长:核问题仍可能外交解决
ā 曼 : měi yī 2 6 rì zài cì ruì shì tán pàn yī lǎng wài cháng : hé wèn tí réng kě néng wài jiāo jiě jué
Oman: The United States and Iran held talks again in Switzerland on the 26th Iranian Foreign Minister: The nuclear issue may still be resolved diplomatically
弗吉尼亚州里士满发生枪击事件 两人死亡
弗 jí ní yà zhōu lǐ shì mǎn fā shēng qiāng jī shì jiàn liǎng rén sǐ wáng
Two people were killed in a shooting in Richmond, Virginia
美关税新变局 涉外人士:审慎应对301条款调查
měi guān shuì xīn biàn jú shè wài rén shì : shěn shèn yīng duì 3 0 1 tiáo kuǎn diào chá
New changes in U.S. tariffs Foreign-related people: Prudently respond to Section 301 investigations
中国观光巴士坠湖酿8死 旅团业者未注册
zhōng guó guàn guāng bā shì zhuì hú niàng 8 sǐ lǚ tuán yè zhě wèi zhù cè
China's sightseeing bus fell into the lake and caused 8 deaths, and the tour operator was not registered
(新春走基层)助产士守护第一批“小马驹”:我在新年迎新生
( xīn chūn zǒu jī céng ) zhù chǎn shì shǒu hù dì yī pī xiǎo mǎ 驹 : wǒ zài xīn nián yíng xīn shēng
Midwives guard the first batch of "little foals": I welcome new students in the New Year
汤姆住在波士顿吗？
Tāngmǔ zhù zài Bōshìdùn ma?
Is Tom living in Boston?
汤姆还喜欢爵士乐吗？
Tāngmǔ hái xǐhuan juéshìyuè ma?
Does Tom still like jazz?
这种威士忌太烈了。
Zhèzhǒng wēishìjì tài liè le.
This whisky is too strong.
船开过苏伊士运河。
Chuán kāi guo Sūyīshì Yùnhé.
The ship sailed through the Suez Canal.
Character Family
士 Radical Family — Characters sharing the scholar radical
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