使

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The Chinese character 使 (shǐ) is composed of two parts: the radical 戈 (gē), which represents a weapon, and the phonetic component 巳 (sì), which is a snake. The character 使 originally meant "to use a weapon" or "to attack". Over time, its meaning evolved to include "to send", "to cause", and "to make".The character 使 is often used in combination with other characters to form words with different meanings. For example, the word 使者 (shǐzhě) means "envoy" or "messenger", while the word 使用 (shǐyòng) means "to use" or "to employ".The character 使 can also be used as a verb, meaning "to cause" or "to make". For example, the sentence 他使我笑了 (tā shǐ wǒ xiào le) means "He made me laugh".The character 使 is a common character in Chinese, and it is important for HSK learners to understand its meaning and usage.