Watch the video of writing the Chinese character "施", learn the correct stroke order (笔顺) of the character "施", and master the standard way of writing the character "施".
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "施" in Portrait Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Printable Writing Practice Worksheet of "施" in Landscape Orientation (Tian Zi Ge)
Pinyin
shī、 yì、 yí
Definition
(surname) / distribute (alms) / to do / to execute / to carry out
施 [shī]
[verb]
1. 实行: to carry out; to implement.
Examples: 施工 (carry out work), 施政 (implement policies), 设施 (set up), 施展 (display), 施教 (provide education), 施为 (perform), 施威 (exert authority), 实施 (put into effect), 措施 (measures), 发号施令 (issue orders).
2. 用上,加工: to apply or process.
Examples: 施肥 (apply fertilizer), 施粉 (apply powder).
3. 给予: to give or bestow.
Examples: 施礼 (offer gifts), 施诊 (provide medical consultation), 施恩 (show kindness).
4. 姓: a surname.
[definition example]
施 [shī]
[noun]
1. 恩惠,仁慈: kindness; favor.
2. 旄羽珥,旗竿头上缀饰物: flag ornament.
3. 姓: a surname; 施琅 (Shi Lang), a historical figure from the Qing Dynasty (1621–1696).
Additional meanings and usage examples:
- 施行; 实行; 推行: to enact; to put into practice.
Example: 施为 (to act), 施令 (to issue an order).
- 散布; 铺陈: to spread; to diffuse.
Example: 施布 (to spread).
- 判罪: to convict; to sentence.
- 陈尸示众: to display a corpse as a warning.
- 用; 运用: to use; to apply.
引申: from the original meaning of waving flags and banners, it evolved to encompass the broader meanings of giving, applying, and deploying efforts in various contexts.
Referencing older texts mentions specific applications and subtle nuances—such as using 施 in a poetic context to describe motion or gestures of grace.
Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture in Hubei
to implement / to carry out
to use fully / to put to use
construction / to carry out construction or large-scale repairs
Enshi prefecture-level city in Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州
Enshi prefecture-level city in southwest Hubei, capital of Enshi Tujia and Miao autonomous prefecture 恩施土家族苗族自治州
measure / step / CL:個|个[ge4]
facilities / installation
to put in place / to put into practice / to take effect
Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing Dynasties
to exert (effort or pressure)
benefactor (term used by a monk to address a layperson) / donor (semiconductor)
application rate / application amount
Xishi (c. 450 BC), famous Chinese beauty, foremost of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[si4 da4 mei3 nu:3], given by King Gou Jian 勾踐|勾践[Gou1 Jian4] of Yue as concubine to King of Wu as part of a successful plan to destroy Wu
to give in charity / to give alms (to the poor)
no strategy left to try (idiom); at one's wit's end / at the end of one's tether / powerless
to fire / to discharge / to release (fireworks, smokescreen, poison gas, virus etc)
to spread manure / to apply fertilizer
to boss people around (idiom)
Shidian county in Baoshan 保山[Bao3 shan1], Yunnan
to put into practice / to carry out (idiom)
variant of 施與|施与[shi1 yu3]
to go against the tide (idiom); to do things all wrong / to try to turn back history / a perverse way of doing things
lit. Dong Shi imitates Xi Shi's frown (idiom) / fig. to mimick sb's idiosyncrasies but make a fool of oneself