| 使 | 1275B40 91A.82-1 | 部居  | 畫數 8 | ㄕˇ [shi3] (*ㄕˋ [shi4] ). | ||
| N. | (*[shi4]) (1) A messenger, servant: 來使 bearer, messenger; 專使 special envoy, (by) special messenger; 使婢，使役 [shi4bei4], [shi4yi4]↓. (2) (Usu. [shi3]) emissary, minister: 公使 minister accredited to foreign country; 大使 ambassador; 大使館 embassy. | |||||
| V.i. & t. | (1) Causative vb., make, let, allow (+vb. or n., pron., +vb.): 使（他）來，使（他）去 make (him) come, go; 使（使得）高興，使（得）憂鬱 make (person) pleased, depressed; 使不必來 tell him not to come; 使國亡 cause nation to perish. (2) To send, order: 使他去做 send him to do it; 差使 to send s.o.; 使喚 [shi3huan0]↓. (3) To use, employ, apply: 使用 [shi3yong4]↓; 使不得 [shi3bu0de0]↓; 使不了 [shi3bu0liao3]↓; 使信號 employ signals; 使武力 use force; 使勁 [shi3jin4]↓; 使手段，使詭計 use strategy, tricks; 使乖弄巧 ditto. (4) To let go: 使脾氣，使性子 vent anger, be temperamental; 使酒 [shi3jiu3]↓. (5) (*[shi4]) (LL) be sent abroad as minister: 使於楚 was minister to [chu3]. | |||||
| Conj. | If: 設使，假使 if; 縱使，即使 even if, even though; 使有不虞 if s.t. untoward, unforeseen should happen. | |||||
| Words | 1. 使絆兒 [shi3ba4er0], v.i. & n., (a boxing move, a rope) cause s.o. to stumble by catching his leg. 2. 使婢 [shi3bei4] (*[shi4bei4]), n., maidservant. 3. 使不得 [shi3bu0de0], v.i., (utensil, person) cannot be used, will not do. 4. 使不了 [shi3bu0liao3], v.i., (1) [shi3bu0de0]↑; (2) more than one needs: 使不了這麼許多 do not need this much. 5. 使臣 *[shi4chen2], n., representative of country abroad. 6. 使氣 [shi3qi4], v.i., act on impulse or in fit of anger. 7. 使得 [shi3de0], v.i., (1) (article, dress) will do; (2) see V.i. & t.1↑. 8. 使館 [shi2guan3] (*[shi4guan3]), n., legation: 大使館 embassy. 9. 使壞 [shi3huai4], v.t., (1) wilfully make (s.o.) suffer; (2) hurt, destroy: 給他使壞了 destroyed by him. 10. 使喚 [shi3huan0], v.t., to order (servants) about; 使喚人 a servant, attendant. 11. 使者 *[shi4zhe3], n., messenger, royal messenger. 12. 使節 *[shi4jie2], n., ministership or official mission abroad. 13. 使勁（兒） [shi3jin4] ([shi3jie4er0]), v.i., exert effort, put out strength, energy: 使勁兒讀書，拔草 work, pull out weeds, with energy. 14. 使酒 [shi2jiu3], v.i., to shout, make a row on strength of alcohol. 15. 使君 *[shi4jUn1], n., (1) (LL) official sent to country; (2) (LL) (court. address) like Eng. “this gentleman.” 16. 使君子 [shi3jUn1zi3], n., (bot.) the Rangoon creeper, Quisqualis indica. 17. 使命 [shi3ming4] (*[shi4ming4]), n., official mission. 18. 使女 *[shi4nU3], n., maidservant. 19. 使徒 [shi3tu2], n., (Christ.) disciples. 20. 使役 [shi3yi4] (*[shi4yi4]), n., servants, attendants. 21. 使用 [shi3yong4], v.t., to employ, use (utensil, person). | |||||