伺
cì
#2,776 most
frequent character
used in 伺候[ci4hou5]
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
伺 joins 亻 person with 司 sī, the sound part, matching in rhyme. Read cì, it first meant watching and waiting. Read sì, the sense grew to 'to await, watch'.
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