施

shī
#553 most
frequent character
(bound form) to put into effect (regulations etc)

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

施 uses 㫃, a flag or banner, as the meaning part. It first meant a flag moving in the wind. 也 yě supplies the sound, though the link is faint today. The meaning grew to banner or standard, then to carry out or act.

施 as a component in other characters

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暆

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Same Characters, Different Readings

施Shi1
surname Shi

Homophones

HSK 5
诗shī
poem
湿shī
wet, damp, humid
尸shī
(bound form) corpse
师shī
teacher, master, expert, model
失shī
to lose, to miss, to fail

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