伺

sì · cì

to watch · to wait

Radical: 亻 Strokes: 7

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假

Same radical

体作信传仙修倒使代位伤假保任伏

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Character Decomposition

伺=亻+司

Etymology

person

Meanings2 pronunciations

sì

to watch

to wait

to examine

to spy

cì

used in 伺候 cì hou

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Words with 伺 45 total

to spy upon · to lie in wait for (an opportunity)窥伺kuī sì to serve; to wait upon伺候cì hou to wait for an opportunity · to watch for one's chance伺机sì jī to wait for the opportunity伺隙sì xì server (computer) (Tw)伺服器sì fú qì (coll.) hard to please; high-maintenance难伺候nán cì hou servomotor伺服电机sì fú diàn jī lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) · fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points · to look for the Achilles' heel观衅伺隙guān xìn sì xì

Idioms with 伺 12 total Chain

lit. to look for holes, and observe gaps (idiom) · fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points · to look for the Achilles' heel观衅伺隙guān xìn sì xì

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