Chinese Word: 伺 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

伺Polyphone (多音字)HSK 6

Total strokes: 7; Radical: 人

Pictophonetic:司 indicates the sound; 亻 (person) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 亻 [ rén ] man, person; people
- 司 [ sī ] to take charge of, to control, to manage; officer

Similar Characters: 词泀

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Pinyin: sì

English Definition:to watch; to wait; to examine; to spy

Chinese Definition:
①观察，侦候：窥伺。伺机。伺察。伺应(yìng)(等候响应)。

Example Words:

伺机	sì jī	to wait for an opportunity; to watch for one's chance
窥伺	kuī sì	to spy upon; to lie in wait for (an opportunity)
伺服	sì fú	servo (small electric motor); computer server
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); fig. to search out one's opponent's weak points; to look for the Achilles' heel