Dong Chinese dictionary

shī

grant, bestow

Phonosemantic compound. 㫃 represents the meaning and 也 represents the sound.

Components

㫃 Meaning component

yǎn

flags flying

也 Sound component

yě

also

施 and 也 don't sound similar in modern Mandarin due to historical phonetic changes. They were more similar in older Chinese.施 /*l̥aj/
也 /*lAjʔ/

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

shī

grant, bestow; give; act; name; to grant; to give; to bestow; to act; to carry out

Shī

surname Shi

Most common words with 施

Component uses

Sound component in 1 character (0 verified)

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