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使

使 is a Chinese hanzi, listed here under the keyword “cause”. It is built from 亻 (person) and 吏 (government official).

Keyword
cause
Pinyin (Mandarin)
shǐ
Script
Chinese hanzi
Also known as
cause, send on a mission, order, заказывать, посылать на миссию, send on a mission, order
Same glyph as a Japanese kanji
使 use

Decomposition

ids

  1. 亻 person
  2. radical number 9
  3. 吏 government official

How to find 使 without knowing its reading

On KumiJi Glyph Explorer, open the parts search and type “person” + “government official”. 使 is among the results, together with every other character containing the same shapes.

Open 使 in the interactive kanji search to expand every part down to its smallest pieces, add your own names and mnemonic stories, or search for other characters by their parts.