司徒

sītú
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 Minister over the Masses, high official in charge of land and people in ancient China
  2. 2 Situ, a two-character surname

Examples

HSK 5
Wǒ de xīn tóngshì xìng Sītú, shì Guǎngdōng Kāipíng rén.
My new colleague is surnamed Situ and comes from Kaiping in Guangdong.
HSK 5
Zài 《 Zhōulǐ 》 lǐ, sītú fùzé guǎnlǐ tǔdì hé bǎixìng.
In the Rites of Zhou, the Minister over the Masses was in charge of the land and the common people.
HSK 7-9
Dào le Dōnghàn, sītú hé tàiwèi, sīkōng yìqǐ, chéng le cháotíng lǐ dìwèi zuì gāo de sān ge guānzhí.
By the Eastern Han, the Minister over the Masses, the Grand Commandant and the Minister of Works held the three highest posts at court.

Tips

usage
Families whose ancestors held the office took its name as a surname, as with 司马 and 司空. Today 司徒 is one of the commoner two-character surnames, especially in 开平 and neighbouring counties of Guangdong.

Stroke Order

司 sī
徒 tú