士

Shi4
#372 most
frequent character
surname Shi

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

士 is a drawing of an axe-like tool. Its first meaning was 'lowest noble rank', the foot soldiers. From there it grew to 'scholar; skilled person', an honorific for men, and a military rank.

Drawn as: axe-like tool

士 as a component in other characters

meaning2 characters
壮仕
sound3 characters
志仕悫
empty1 character
吉

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