Chinese symbol for “inflict”
施以
shī yǐ
to inflict (punishment); to provide (training etc); to apply (pressure etc)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for inflict is 施以 (shī yǐ), defined as: to inflict (punishment); to provide (training etc); to apply (pressure etc).
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Characters and stroke order
Related words
Other words that share a character with 施以.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 实施 (實施) | shí shī | to implement; to carry out |
| 措施 | cuò shī | measure; step |
| 设施 (設施) | shè shī | facilities; installation |
| 施工 | shī gōng | construction; to carry out construction or large-scale repairs |
| 施行 | shī xíng | to put in place; to put into practice |
| 基础设施 (基礎設施) | jī chǔ shè shī | infrastructure |
| 可以 | kě yǐ | can; may |
| 以及 | yǐ jí | and; as well as |
See also: Japanese symbol for “inflict”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.