(literary or bound form) to look at; to watch; to see; used as a root in words related to sight or vision

(bound form) eyesight; vision; sight

(bound form) to regard or treat in a certain way; to consider as

(bound form) to inspect; to observe or examine

To depend on; used in the pattern 视...而定 shì... ér​dìng meaning "it depends on..."

(literary) to handle; to attend to; to manage (official duties)

(archaic) to compare; used like the word 比 bǐ to indicate a level of similarity or degree

(archaic) to show or display; same as 示 shì

a Chinese surname