伺 (sì): to watch, to wait, to examine, to spy
伺 (sì) is a Chinese character meaning “to watch.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 司 (phonetic). It ranks #2619 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 伺 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 什 (shén, what), 今 (jīn, now).
Definitions
- to watch
- to wait
- to examine
- to spy
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 伺候 | cì hou | to serve |
| 伺机 | sì jī | to wait for an opportunity |
| 伺服 | sì fú | servo (small electric motor) |
| 窥伺 | kuī sì | to spy upon |
| 难伺候 | nán cì hou | (coll.) hard to please |
| 伺服器 | sì fú qì | server (computer) (Tw) |
| 观衅伺隙 | guān xìn sì xì | lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) |
| 伺隙 | sì xì | to wait for the opportunity |
伺 appears in 8 compound words: 63 as the first character, 13 as the last, and 25 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 伺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
她伺长得很美，心地也很善良。
tā cì cháng dé hěn měi , xīn dì yě hěn shàn liáng .
She was exceptionally beautiful and had a kind heart.
...人、台湾主管遭美国起诉!涉“数十亿”AI伺服器非法输中国 公司发声明切割
. . . rén , tái wān zhǔ guǎn zāo měi guó qǐ sù ! shè shǔ shí yì A I sì fú qì fēi fǎ shū zhōng guó gōng sī fā shēng míng qiē gē
...Individuals and Taiwanese officials indicted in the U.S.! Alleged to have illegally exported "billions" worth of AI servers to China; company issues statement distancing itself from the matter
...宝:记忆体料源H1无虞 泰国厂下半年AI伺服器L10出货
. . . bǎo : jì yì tǐ liào yuán H 1 wú 虞 tài guó hǎn xià bàn nián A I sì fú qì L 1 0 chū huò
...Ba: No Concerns Over H1 Memory Supply; Thai Plant to Ship L10 AI Servers in the Second Half of the Year
...I台湾队出征GTC!直击台厂怎打世界杯?伺服器、机器人齐上阵
. . . I tái wān duì chū zhēng G T C ! zhí jī tái hǎn zěn dǎ shì jiè bēi ? sì fú qì , jī qì rén qí shàng zhèn
...Team Taiwan Heads to GTC! A First-Hand Look at How Taiwanese Companies Are Competing in the "World Cup": Servos and Robots Take the Stage
AI伺服器需求大爆发!股王信骅飙11320元天...
A I sì fú qì xū qiú dà bào fā ! gǔ wáng xìn 骅 biāo 1 1 3 2 0 yuán tiān . . .
AI Server Demand Explodes! Stock King Shin Hua Soars to 11,320...
AI伺服器导轨专利连辉达也重视 川湖去年大赚7...
A I sì fú qì dǎo guǐ zhuān lì lián huī dá yě chóng shì chuān hú qù nián dà zhuàn 7 . . .
AI server guide patents Even Huida attaches great importance to Chuanhu last year, making a big profit of 7...
是不是应该换个伺服器?
Shìbùshì yīnggāi huàn gè sìfúqì?
Should we change the server?
Character Family
Homophones — Characters pronounced sì
Frequently Asked Questions
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