1. verb to examine; to spy on
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 暗中侦察; as in 伺探 (Guoyu '伺' sì; Unihan '伺')
  2. verb to serve; to wait upon; to attend
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As in 伺候 (Guoyu '伺' cì; Unihan '伺')
  3. noun vicāra; vicara; sustained application; sustained thinking; selectiveness; subtle discernment; discernment
    Domain: Buddhism 佛教
    Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: vicāra, Pali: vicāra, Japanese shi, Tibetan: dpyod pa; one of the four changeable mental factors in the Mahayana teachings (BCSD '伺', p. 107; BL 'vicāra'; Ding '伺'; FGDB '伺'; Mahāvyutpatti 'vicāraḥ'; SH '伺')

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  • 寻伺(尋伺) awareness and discrimination; coarse awareness and subtle perception

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