使

shǐ

to make

to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger

person (亻) + official (吏) = send, command, or employ

吏 means a government official — someone who directs others by authority. Add the person radical and you get the act of deploying or commanding people, whether as an envoy or an order-giver.

亻+吏→使
亻A personSemantic
吏A government officialSemantic

这个消息使她很开心。

zhè ge xiāo xi shǐ tā hěn kāi xīn。

This news made her very happy.

长期练习使他的口语越来越好。

cháng qī liàn xí shǐ tā de kǒu yǔ yuè lái yuè hǎo。

Long-term practice has caused his spoken language to get better and better.

Words with 使

使出

shǐ chū

to use

使领馆

shǐ lǐng guǎn

embassy and consulate

差使

chāi shǐ

to send

差使

chāi shi

official post

形象大使

xíng xiàng dà shǐ

person who represents an organization and enhances its image; an ambassador

运使

yùn shǐ

commissioner (old)

遣使

qiǎn shǐ

to dispatch an envoy

重复使力伤害

chóng fù shǐ lì shāng hài

repetitive strain injury (RSI)

间使

jiàn shǐ

secret envoy

颐指气使

yí zhǐ qì shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

颐指风使

yí zhǐ fēng shǐ

lit. to order people by pointing the chin (idiom); to signal orders by facial gesture

马噶尔尼使团

mǎ gá ěr ní shǐ tuán

the Macartney mission to Qing China in 1793

More characters with 亻

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