使唤 meaning in English

shǐhuan

to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)

HSK 7-9verbTraditional 使喚18 strokes

Meaning of 使唤

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shǐhuan
  1. to order sb around
  2. (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)
  3. Taiwan pr. [shi3 huan4]

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

使 shǐ · to make · 8 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
  8. 8

唤 huàn · to call · 10 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
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  8. 8
  9. 9
  10. 10

Related words

Words that share a character with 使唤.

使用shǐyòngto use; to employ
大使馆dàshǐguǎnembassy
使劲shǐjìnto exert all one's strength
促使cùshǐto prompt; to induce; to spur
即使jíshǐeven if; even though
使得shǐdeusable; serviceable; feasible; workable; doable
大使dàshǐambassador; envoy
天使tiānshǐangel
使命shǐmìngmission; long-term task to which one devotes oneself
呼唤hūhuànto call out (a name etc); to shout
使者shǐzhěemissary; envoy
迫使pòshǐto force; to compel

Questions about 使唤

What does 使唤 mean?

使唤 (shǐhuan) means "to order sb around; (coll.) to handle (a draught animal, tool, machine etc)" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 使唤?

使唤 is made of 2 characters: 使 (8 strokes), 唤 (10 strokes). That is 18 strokes in total.

Is 使唤 an HSK word?

Yes. 使唤 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

How is 使唤 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 使唤 is written 使喚.