How is 使 pronounced?

使 is pronounced “shǐ” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 使?

使 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 使?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 使 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 4verb

使

shǐ

使 (shǐ) means “to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger”. It is an HSK 4 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

Stroke order

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Example

这部电影使我很感动。

Zhè bù diànyǐng shǐ wǒ hěn gǎndòng.

This movie made me very moved.

Words containing 使

大使馆dà shǐ guǎnembassy 促使cù shǐto induce; to promote; to urge; to impel; to bring about; to provoke; to drive (sb to do sth); to catalyze; to actuate; to contribute to (some development)即使jí shǐeven if; even though 使用shǐ yòngto use; to employ; to apply; to make use of 使劲儿shǐ jìn rerhua variant of 使勁|使劲[shi3 jin4]使命shǐ mìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself; a calling 致使zhì shǐto cause; to result in 使得shǐ deusable; workable; feasible; doable; to make; to cause 大使dà shǐambassador; envoy 使劲shǐ jìnto exert all one's strength

More HSK 4 vocabulary

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Frequently asked questions

What does 使 mean?: 使 (shǐ) means “to make; to cause; to enable; to use; to employ; to send; to instruct sb to do sth; envoy; messenger”. It is an HSK 4 word.
How is 使 pronounced?: 使 is pronounced “shǐ” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 使?: 使 belongs to HSK 4 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 使?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 使 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27