仕

shì

verb #23,722

Meanings

Tā niánqīng shí chū shì, wèi guó xiàolì.

He entered government service when young, serving the country.

Xué ér yōu zé shì, shì gǔdài dúshūrén de mùbiāo.

"Excel in learning, then serve as an official" was the goal of scholars in ancient times.

仕 is a classical/literary character. It appears in 出仕 (to enter officialdom), 仕途 (official career path), and the Confucian saying 学而优则仕.

usage

In Chinese chess (象棋), 仕 refers to the two advisor pieces that guard the general on the red side.

仕 shì