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  1. 士 is the 372nd most frequent character.
  2. has 2 dictionary entries.
  3. appears as a character in 102 words.
  4. appears as a component in 137 characters.

Decomposition:

Once :
=> ,
Radical :
=> (scholar)
Graphical :
=> , ,

Pinyin & Meaning:

  1. Shi4 - surname Shi
  2. shi4 - member of the senior ministerial class (old)/scholar (old)/bachelor/honorific/first class military rank/specialist worker

Pronunciation Clues:

  1. Pronunciation clue for 士 (shi4): The component 十 is pronounced as 'shi2'. It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
  2. Pronunciation clue for 士 (shi4): The component 一 is pronounced as 'yi1'. It has the same pinyin final.
  3. Pronunciation clue for 士 (shi4): The component 士 is pronounced as 'shi4'. It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.

Example Words:

High Frequency

人士 
博士 
士兵 
女士 
战士 (戰士)
瑞士 
男士 
的士 
绅士 (紳士)
护士 (護士)

Medium Frequency

侠士 (俠士)
力士 
勇士 
博士后 (博士後)
哈士奇 
 
士气 (士氣)
壮士 (壯士)
大力士 
威士忌 
富士 
富士山 
富士康 
巴士 
巴士站 
招贤纳士 (招賢納士)
武士 
波士顿 (波士頓)
烈士 
爵士 
硕士 (碩士)
芝士 
莎士比亚 (莎士比亞)
卫士 (衛士)
贴士 (貼士)
迪士尼 
道士 
院士 
隐士 (隱士)
雅士 
骑士 (騎士)
斗士 (鬥士)
斗牛士 (鬥牛士)
Decomposition Levels:
Level 1: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.