司

Si1
#278 most
frequent character
surname Si

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

司 shows a mouth and a staff of authority. The staff marks an official sent to handle matters, which is the first meaning. That grew to 'to manage' and 'department in a ministry.'

Drawn as: mouth; authority staff

司 as a component in other characters

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Same Characters, Different Readings

司sī
to take charge of, to manage

Homophones

斯Si1
Slovakia, Slovak

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