Chinese character: ‘仕’ (shi4) Left-hand ideogram = 亻(ren2) – a contraction of ‘人’ – meaning ‘people’ or ‘person’. Right-hand ideogram = 士 (shi4). The lower

Chinese character: ‘仕’ (shi4) Left-hand ideogram = 亻(ren2) – a contraction of ‘人’ – meaning ‘people’ or ‘person’. Right-hand ideogram = 士 (shi4). The lower
Etymology: 屳 (xian1) – Seeking Immortality 入 (ru4) i.e. ‘enter’ + 山 (shan1) i.e. ‘mountain’ = 屳 (xian) – ‘entering a mountain’ (to attain Daoist