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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

实施
Shíshī
to implement; to carry out
施工
Shīgōng
construction; to construct
措施
Cuòshī
measure; step (to deal with)

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 (chí, pond), 弛 (chí, slacken), 驰 (chí, gallop), 也 (yě, also). The whole picture: a banner being deployed, hence 'put into effect, apply, bestow.'

Stroke Order

施 shī