伺

cì

Meanings

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cì

1.used in 伺候[cì hou]

sì

1.to watch
2.to wait
3.to examine
4.to spy

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Wiktionary

1.to spy; to examine; to watch
2.to wait
3.used in 伺候 (cìhou)

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *slɯ, *slɯs): semantic 人 (“person, man”) + phonetic 司 (OC *slɯ) – a person stands beside (attends), looks in.

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Stroke order

Components

伺亻司

Components from cjk-decomp · MIT

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Related words

伺候 to serve; to wait upon 伺机 to wait for an opportunity 伺服 servo (small electric motor)伺隙 to wait for the opportunity 窥伺 to spy upon 难伺候 (coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance 伺服器 server (computer) (Tw)观衅伺隙 lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom)