使
to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger
8 strokes
Dict coverage rank #852 U+4F7F
How 使 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person 亻 working for the government 吏
How to remember it
use · Heisig RSH #838
人 person + 丈 100 Chinese inches + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 使
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 和平特使 | hé píng tè shǐ | peace envoy |
| 使性子 | shǐ xìng zi | to lose one's temper |
| 白衣天使 | bái yī tiān shǐ | "angel in white" (laudatory term for a nurse) |
| 使不得 | shǐ bu de | cannot be used; must not (do sth); unacceptable |
| 全权大使 | quán quán dà shǐ | plenipotentiary ambassador |
| 使眼色 | shǐ yǎn sè | to give sb a meaningful look |
| 使人信服 | shǐ rén xìn fú | convincing |
| 天使投资人 | tiān shǐ tóu zī rén | angel investor |
| 天使报喜节 | Tiān shǐ bào xǐ jié | Annunciation (Christian festival on 25th March); Lady day |
| 使用者 | shǐ yòng zhě | (Tw) user |
| 不首先使用 | bù shǒu xiān shǐ yòng | no first use (policy for nuclear weapons); NFU |
| 使用量 | shǐ yòng liàng | volume of use; usage amount |
| 信使核糖核酸 | xìn shǐ hé táng hé suān | messenger RNA, mRNA |
| 节度使 | jié dù shǐ | Tang and Song dynasty provincial governor, in Tang times having military and civil authori… |
| 使用权 | shǐ yòng quán | usage rights |
| 大使级 | dà shǐ jí | ambassadorial |
| 大使 | dà shǐ | ambassador; envoy; CL:名[ming2],位[wei4] |
| 重复使力伤害 | chóng fù shǐ lì shāng hài | repetitive strain injury (RSI) |
| 形象大使 | xíng xiàng dà shǐ | person who represents an organization and enhances its image; an ambassador |
| 天使 | tiān shǐ | angel |