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施

shī
verb #4,139

Meanings

  1. 1 to put into effect
  2. 2 to apply
  3. 3 to bestow

Examples

HSK 5
政府采取了有效的措施。
Zhèngfǔ cǎiqǔ le yǒuxiào de cuòshī.
The government has taken effective measures.
HSK 6
新政策下个月开始实施。
Xīn zhèngcè xià gè yuè kāishǐ shíshī.
The new policy will be implemented next month.
HSK 6
隔壁有一栋楼正在施工。
Gébì yǒu yí dòng lóu zhèngzài shīgōng.
There is a building under construction next door.

Tips

usage
方 (direction) + 也 - to spread something in a direction.

Components

radical
方 fāng
square; direction; banner
Left radical 方 - originally a pictograph of a banner/standard pole. Many 方-radical words (旗, 旅, 族, 旋) share the picture of a flag waving from a pole, with associated senses of marshalling, dispatching, deploying. 施 means 'to put into action' - like flying a banner to mark the start of a campaign.
phonetic
㐌 yí
(archaic)
Right 㐌 supplies the sound - yí drifted to shī, a Mandarin shift but the rime is still recognisable. Same phonetic family: 池 (pond), 弛 (slacken), 驰 (gallop), 也 (also). The whole picture: a banner being deployed, hence 'put into effect, apply, bestow.'

Stroke Order

施 shī