司
to take charge of; to manage; department (under a ministry)
5 strokes
Dict coverage rank #381 U+53F8
How 司 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
A person speaking orders 口 and raising their arm
How to remember it
take charge of · Heisig RSH #1391
clothes hanger + 一 one + 口 mouth
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 司 as their sound component
These characters all use 司 (sī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 司 sound component | sī | to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer |
| 词 | cí | phrase, expression; words, speech |
| 饲 | sì | to raise animals; to nourish, to feed |
| 嗣 | sì | to connect; to inherit; descendants, heirs |
| 祠 | cí | ancestral temple; to sacrifice |
| 伺 | sì | to serve, to wait upon, to attend; to examine |
| 笥 | sì | hamper, wicker basket |
Words containing 司
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 中国长城工业公司 | Zhōng guó Cháng chéng Gōng yè Gōng sī | China Great Wall Industry Corporation (CGWIC) |
| 西门子公司 | Xī mén zǐ Gōng sī | Siemens AG |
| 阿尔斯通公司 | Ā ěr sī tōng Gōng sī | Alstom (company name) |
| 国有公司 | guó yǒu gōng sī | state enterprise |
| 国家电网公司 | Guó jiā Diàn wǎng Gōng sī | State Grid Corporation of China |
| 上市公司 | shàng shì gōng sī | listed company |
| 中国北方工业公司 | Zhōng guó Běi fāng Gōng yè Gōng sī | China North Industries Corporation (Norinco) |
| 多国公司 | duō guó gōng sī | multinational corporation |
| 中国电视公司 | Zhōng guó Diàn shì Gōng sī | China Television Company (CTV), Taiwan |
| 美国电话电报公司 | Měi guó Diàn huà Diàn bào Gōng sī | AT&T |
| 日本电报电话公司 | Rì běn Diàn bào Diàn huà Gōng sī | Nippon Telegraph and Telephone (NTT) |
| 高通公司 | Gāo tōng Gōng sī | Qualcomm |
| 子公司 | zǐ gōng sī | subsidiary company; subsidiary corporation |
| 大公司 | dà gōng sī | large company; corporation |
| 公司三明治 | gōng sī sān míng zhì | club sandwich |
| 司马法 | Sī mǎ Fǎ | “Methods of Sima”, also called “Sima Rangju’s Art of War”, one of the Seven Military Class… |
| 中国航天工业公司 | Zhōng guó Háng tiān Gōng yè Gōng sī | China Aerospace Corporation, forerunner of China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporat… |
| 中国石油天然气集团公司 | Zhōng guó Shí yóu Tiān rán qì Jí tuán Gōng sī | China National Petroleum Corporation |
| 分公司 | fēn gōng sī | subsidiary company; branch office |
| 司法人员 | sī fǎ rén yuán | judicial officer |