司 sī
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
司令
sīlìng
commander
Characters in this word
令 lìng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 前线司令在撤离前反复确认平民通道是否安全。 Qiánxiàn sīlìng zài chèlí qián fǎnfù quèrèn píngmín tōngdào shìfǒu ānquán. Before the evacuation, the front-line commander repeatedly confirmed whether the civilian passage was safe.
- 司令命令部队在天亮前完成渡河任务。 Sīlìng mìnglìng bùduì zài tiānliàng qián wánchéng dùhé rènwu. The commander ordered the unit to finish crossing the river before daybreak.
- 这位老司令退休后常常给年轻人讲过去的故事。 Zhè wèi lǎo sīlìng tuìxiū hòu chángcháng gěi niánqīngrén jiǎng guòqù de gùshi. After retiring, this old commander often tells young people stories of the past.
Related words
- 公司 gōngsī company
- 司机 sījī driver
- 寿司 shòusī sushi
- 官司 guānsi lawsuit
- 上司 shàngsi superior; boss
- 司法 sīfǎ judicial; administration of justice
- 司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn commonplace; nothing unusual
- 令 lìng to make; to order
- 命令 mìnglìng order; command
- 夏令营 xiàlìngyíng summer camp
- 口令 kǒulìng password; verbal command
- 下令 xiàlìng to order; to issue an order