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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 伺

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
伺 cì - used in 伺候[ci4hou5]
伺 sì - to watch
- to wait
- to examine
- to spy

List Ranking for: 伺

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 38,196 29,388 36,789

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 亻 司

Radical:

亻

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

司

Semantic:

亻

Hint:

Person

Other Words Containing 伺

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
伺候 6 7 9,440 14,823 8,897
伺机 - 7 18,351 21,364 32,429
伺 - - 38,196 29,388 36,789
伺服 - - 38,227 49,577 72,788
窥伺 - - 91,483 69,323 88,586