(bound form) a person of a certain type, such as a professional or someone with a specific quality; also used as a polite title for a person, such as in 女士 nǚ​shì

(bound form) soldier; troop

(bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商 shì​nóng​gōng​shāng

(bound form) a military rank below commissioned officers, such as sergeant or corporal

(Chinese chess) a piece that protects the king, known as the advisor, guard, or scholar

the Chinese surname Shi

(bound form) the lowest rank of the nobility in ancient China, positioned between the dafu (senior officials) and the common people; an official