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师傅

shīfu

master worker

A master guiding a learner
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Characters in this word

师 shī

Strokes
6
Radical
巾 — cloth, curtain, handkerchief, towel
Made of
刂 knife 帀 to rotate, to revolve, to make a circuit
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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傅 fù

Strokes
12
Radical
亻 — man, person
Made of
亻 man, person 尃 to announce, to state
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
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Example phrases

  • 师傅来了。 Shīfu lái le. The master worker is here.
  • 请问师傅。 Qǐng wèn shīfu. Please ask the master worker.
  • 师傅很忙。 Shīfu hěn máng. The master worker is very busy.

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