士 shìShì HSK4 scholar, soldier Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: scholar All meanings 5 shì 4 specialist 2scholar 1soldier 1Shì 1 Shi 1 1 sentence for 士 (shì — scholar) 古人常将社会阶层划分为士、农、工、商。 gǔrén cháng jiāng shèhuì jiēcéng huàfēn wéi shì, nóng, gōng, shāng. Ancient people often divided society into four classes: scholars, farmers, artisans, and merchants. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary