# 使人
## Chinese
### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shǐrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^2$ jan$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-ngìn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shǐrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhrén
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^3$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: shř-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyren
*** Palladius: шижэнь (šižɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^2$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: sí yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^2$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^2$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː³⁵ jɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˋ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^3$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ³¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: sriX nyin
Rime :
| Character | 使 | 人 |
| Reading # | 1/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 踈士切 | 如鄰切 |
| Baxter | sriX | nyin |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃɨ$^X$/ | /ȵiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃɨ$^X$/ | /ȵin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃie$^X$/ | /ȵʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂɨ$^X$/ | /ȵin/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃiə$^X$/ | /ȵiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭə$^X$/ | /ȵʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʂi$^X$/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shǐ | rén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^2$ | jan$^4$ |

#### Etymology 1
##### Verb

使人
* to make one; to cause people (put before a noun or adjective to create a description); to set people (to do something)

###### Synonyms

* 發人／发人 (fārén)
* 令人 (lìngrén)

###### Derived terms

* 虛心使人進步，驕傲使人落後／虚心使人进步，骄傲使人落后 (xūxīn shǐrén jìnbù, jiāo'ào shǐrén luòhòu)

#### Etymology 2
##### Noun

使人
* (literary) servant

###### Synonyms

* (servant):
* 傭人／佣人
* 僕人／仆人 (púrén)
* 僕役／仆役 (púyì)
* 僕隸／仆隶 (púlì) (literary)
* 太保 (tàibǎo) (literary, honorific)
* 奴僕／奴仆 (núpú)
* 奴役 (núyì) (literary)
* 家人 (jiārén) (archaic)
* 底下人 (dǐxiarén)
* 臣僕／臣仆 (chénpú) (literary)
* 蒼頭／苍头 (cŏng-tàu) (Eastern Min, dated, derogatory)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): shǐrén, shìrén
    (Zhuyin): ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ, ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): si$^3$ jan$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sṳ́-ngìn
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese, standard in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shǐrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˇ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shǐhrén
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^3$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: shř-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyyren
*** Palladius: шижэнь (šižɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹ ʐən³⁵/
** (Standard Chinese, variant in Mainland and Taiwan)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: shìrén
*** Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄖㄣˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: shìhrén
*** Wade–Giles: shih$^4$-jên$^2$
*** Yale: shr̀-rén
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyhren
*** Palladius: шижэнь (šižɛnʹ)
*** Sinological IPA : /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ ʐən³⁵/
*** Homophones: [Show/Hide]$^{edit}$世人 士人 示人 使人
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: si$^3$ jan$^4$
*** Yale: si yàhn
*** Cantonese Pinyin: si$^3$ jan$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: xi$^3$ yen$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /siː³³ jɐn²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sṳ́-ngìn
*** Hakka Romanization System: sii$^ˋ$ ngin$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: si$^3$ ngin$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /sɨ³¹ ŋin¹¹/
* Middle Chinese: sriH nyin
Rime :
| Character | 使 | 人 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 生 (21) | 日 (38) |
| Final (韻) | 之 (19) | 眞 (43) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 踈吏切 | 如鄰切 |
| Baxter | sriH | nyin |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ʃɨ$^H$/ | /ȵiɪn/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ʃɨ$^H$/ | /ȵin/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ʃie$^H$/ | /ȵʑjen/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ʂɨ$^H$/ | /ȵin/ |
| Li Rong | /ʃiə$^H$/ | /ȵiĕn/ |
| Wang Li | /ʃĭə$^H$/ | /ȵʑĭĕn/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ʂi$^H$/ | /ȵʑi̯ĕn/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | shì | rén |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | si$^3$ | jan$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*s-rəʔ-s ni[ŋ]/
    (Zhengzhang): /*srɯs njin/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 使 | 人 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | shǐ | rén |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ sri$^H$ › | ‹ nyin › |
| Old Chinese | /*s-rəʔ-s/ | /*ni[ŋ]/ |
| English | envoy | (other) person |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. |||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 使 | 人 |
| Reading # | 2/2 | 1/1 |
| No. | 11491 | 10800 |
| Phonetic component | 史 | 人 |
| Rime group | 之 | 眞 |
| Rime subdivision | 0 | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 𩢲 | 仁 |
| Old Chinese | /*srɯs/ | /*njin/ |

#### Verb

使人
* (Classical) to send someone

#### Noun

使人
* (Classical) emissary; envoy; messenger