居士 jūshì lay practitioner Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents jūshì lay practitioner · literati pseudonym 居 jū verb to reside to reside; to dwell; to live; to inhabit士 shì noun person (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 nǚshìjūshì scholar in retirement 居 jū verb to reside to reside; to dwell; to live; to inhabit士 shì noun scholar (bound form) scholar; intellectual; member of the educated class in ancient China, as in the phrase 士农工商 shìnónggōngshāng