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Information about character(s)

Radical:
Radical Strokes: 8
Additional Strokes: 6
Total Strokes: 14

Pronunciation

Pinyin: sì, shì
Cantonese: zi6

Dictionary definitions

Unicode: (same as U+5BFA 寺) a government agency, the court, a eunuch

康熙字典文字版 【戌集上】【門字部】 䦙
【集韻】【正韻】𠀤時吏切,音侍。寺人,奄官。或从門。 又【集韻】祥吏切,音飼。【說文】廷也。有法度者也。本作寺。【五音集韻】寺者,司也。官之所止有九司。釋名曰:寺,嗣也。治事者相嗣續于其內。又漢西域白馬䭾經來,初止于鴻臚寺,遂取寺名,剏置白馬寺。