使
使
“cause”
Radical: 亻
Strokes: 8
Level: HSK 3
How 使 is built — side by side
亻
Person radical (亻) · rén zì páng
A standing person leaning left — actions and people words use it: 你 you, 他 he, 休 rest.
吏
component
Origin
A person 亻 working for the government 吏
Words with 使
使用 shǐyòng — to use
大使馆 dà shǐ guǎn — embassy
即使 jí shǐ — even if
使用 shǐ yòng — to use
促使 cù shǐ — to induce
使劲儿 shǐ jìn r — to exert all one's strength
假使 jiǎ shǐ — if
使命 shǐ mìng — mission (diplomatic or other)
致使 zhì shǐ — to cause
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