赐 Stroke Order

赐 cì 【Verb】 【Original Meaning】: bestow 1. 给，旧时指上级给下级或长辈给小辈。 (To give; in ancient times, referred to a superior giving to a subordinate or an elder giving to a younger.) 2. 敬辞。 (Honorific term.) 3. 赏给的东西，给予的好处。 (Things that are granted as rewards, benefits that are given.) 4. 给予;上给予下 ([En.] bestow; grant) 5. 请给 ([En.] please) 【References】 1. 《说文》：赐，予也。 (From "Shuowen": "Ci" means to give.) 2. 《正字通》：上予下曰赐。 (From "Zhèngzìtōng": What is given from above to below is called "cì".) 3. 《礼记·曲礼》：长者赐，少者贱者不敢辞。 (From "Liji": When an elder gives, the younger and the inferior do not dare to decline.) 4. 《乐府诗集·木兰诗》：策勋十二转，赏赐百千强。 (From "Luo Fu Shi Ji": Awarding ranks and rewards.) 5. 刘向《列女传·赵将括母》：大王及宗室所赐币帛，尽以与军吏、士大夫。 (From Liu Xiang's "Lianü zhuan": The king and the clan's gifts were given entirely to the military officers and gentry.) 6. 《左传》：若从君惠而免之，三年将拜君赐。 (From "Zuo Zhuan": If the lord grants favor and waives it, then within three years you will be honored with the lord's gift.) 【Examples】 如:赐光(赏脸，赏光); (Ci guang: to bestow honor or favor.) 赐环(将放逐之臣赦罪召还); (Ci huan: to pardon an exiled minister.) 赐第(皇上敕建的府第); (Ci di: a residence granted by the emperor.) 赐田(君主所赐予的田地); (Ci tian: land granted by a ruler.) 赐官(赐予设置家臣以治家邑的权力) (Ci guan: appointing a retainer with authority to govern.) 6. 请给 ([En.] please) 如:赐函;赐示 (Ci han: to request a letter; ci shi: to request a demonstration.)