俟

竢

qí, sì

亻 + 矣

Definitions

qí used in 万俟[mò qí]

sì (literary) to wait for

sì variant of 俟[sì]

Etymology

A person 亻 waiting for something to finish 矣; 矣 also provides the pronunciation

About

The character 俟 combines the person radical 亻 with 矣, a component meaning "to finish" that also provides the pronunciation. This construction depicts a person waiting for something to conclude, and the character serves as a classical verb for waiting, often with a sense of patient or formal anticipation. It now appears almost exclusively in formal writing, classical literature, and fixed compounds rather than in colloquial speech.

Etymology Hide

Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional Modern

Simplified Modern

Example Sentences Hide

请稍俟片刻。

Qǐng shāo sì piànkè.

Please wait a moment.

我们在等候进一步的通知。

Wǒmen zài děnghòu jìnyībù de tōngzhī.

We are awaiting further notice.

他必须待机等候时机。

Tā bìxū dàijī děnghòu shíjī.

He must bide his time and wait for the opportunity.

一切决定皆俟调查结束。

Yīqiè juédìng jiē sì diàochá jiéshù.

All decisions await the conclusion of the investigation.

投资者静俟市场回暖。

Tóuzī zhě jìng sì shìchǎng huínuǎn.

Investors are quietly waiting for the market to recover.

此计划须俟资金到位方可启动。

Cǐ jìhuà xū sì zījīn dàowèi fāngkě qǐdòng.

This plan can only be launched after the funds are in place.

双方协议俟签字后立即生效。

Shuāngfāng xiéyì sì qiānzì hòu lìjí shēngxiào.

The bilateral agreement will take effect immediately upon signing.

诸多改革措施尚俟社会共识形成。

Zhūduō gǎigé cuòshī shàng sì shèhuì gòngshí xíngchéng.

Many reform measures still await the formation of a social consensus.

Related Characters

Component: 亻

Component: 矣