wait for

A person  waiting for something to finish  also provides the pronunciation

Components
亻 meaning component

  Meaning component

rén

  

person

矣 sound,meaning component

  Sound Meaning component

  

particle of completed action

Evolution

俟 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
俟 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
俟 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
俟 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
俟 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

wait for, wait until, as soon as; see 万俟[Mò​qí]

 

(literary) to wait for

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variant of [sì]

Most common words with 俟
Freq.
Word
Meaning

polysyllabic surname Moqi

万俟

polysyllabic surname Moqi