侍 shì to serve
to serve; to attend upon; attendant
怎么记住“侍”: 亻 person + 寺 temple = to serve. Every morning a young person at the mountain temple brings tea to the old abbot, glad to serve him.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
侍 = 亻 person + 寺 temple
- 亻 person meaning
- 寺 temple sound
Every morning a young person at the mountain temple brings tea to the old abbot, glad to serve him.
How it came to be
The person gives the meaning and the temple gives the sound.
用法
- To wait upon / attend a superior: 侍候 (shìhòu) to wait on, 服侍 (fúshì) to attend and care for, 侍卫 (shìwèi) bodyguard/attendant.
- Implies serving someone of higher status (a master, elder, patient); more deferential than plain 服务 (to provide a service).