1. verb to take charge of; to manage; to administer
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 掌管 (ABC 'sī' 司 bf 1; GHC '司' sī 1; Guoyu '司' v 1; Kroll 2015 '司' 1; NCCED '司' 1; Unihan '司')
  2. noun a department under a ministry
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 官署 (ABC 'sī' 司 n 1; GHC '司' sī 3; Guoyu '司' n 1; Kroll 2015 '司' 1b; NCCED '司' 2)
  3. verb to bear
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous to 承担 in this sense
  4. verb to observe; to inspect
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous with 观察 in this sense (GHC '司' sì 5; Kroll 2015 '司' 2)
  5. noun a government official; an official
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Synonymous to 官吏 in this sense (GHC '司' sī 2; Unihan '司')
  6. bound form si
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names
    Notes: First syllable in two syllable names, such as 司马 (ABC 'sī' 司 bf 2; GHC '司' sī 4; Guoyu '司' n 2; Kroll 2015 '司' 3)
  7. noun government; adhikaraṇa
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: adhikaraṇa, Japanese: shi (BCSD '司', p. 237; MW 'adhikaraṇa'; Unihan '司')

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