cì, sì
serve
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 司 represents the sound.
Components
Evolution

Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 伺
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
---|---|---|
to serve | ||
to wait for an opportunity | ||
to wait on | ||
computer server | ||
to spy upon |
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