| 庶吉士 |
shù jí shì |
title of the temporary position in the Hanlin Academy 翰林院 conferred on meritorious candidates until the next examination |
| 庶 |
shù |
(bound form) ordinary; numerous / (bound form) pertaining to a concubine (contrasted with 嫡) |
| 庶 |
shù |
old variant of 庶 |
| 吉 |
Jí |
short name for Jilin 吉林 / surname Ji |
| 吉 |
jí |
lucky / giga- (meaning billion or 10^9) |
| 吉士 |
jí shì |
cheese (loanword) / custard powder / (literary) man (laudatory) / person of virtue |
| 士 |
Shì |
surname Shi |
| 士 |
shì |
member of the senior ministerial class (old) / scholar (old) / bachelor / honorific / soldier / noncommissioned officer / specialist worker |