variant of 諮|咨[zi1]; used in 咨文[zi1 wen2]; used in 咨嗟[zi1 jie1]

(Tw) consultation (on policy, trade etc); (psychological) counseling

(literary) to sigh; to heave a sigh; (literary) to gasp in admiration

(service industry) reception staff

(old) official communication (between government offices of equal rank); report delivered by the head of government on affairs of state

to formally request (by means of an official communication 咨文[zi1 wen2])

advisor; consultant

(Tw) peer counseling

speech delivered by a head of state to the legislature (e.g. (USA) State of the Union Address, (Russia) Address to the Federal Assembly etc)

Ming dynasty record (1574) of exploration and foreign relations

International Telegraph and Telephone Consultative Committee (CCITT)