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
师父
shīfu
master, teacher
Characters in this word
父 fù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 父 — father, dad
- Made of
- 八 eight 乂 to govern
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位师父从十六岁起学习木工，如今技艺十分精湛。 Zhè wèi shīfu cóng shíliù suì qǐ xuéxí mùgōng, rújīn jìyì shífēn jīngzhàn. This master began learning carpentry at sixteen, and his skill is now extremely refined.
- 徒弟每天跟着师父学做菜。 Túdì měi tiān gēnzhe shīfu xué zuò cài. The apprentice follows his master every day to learn to cook.
- 师父，请您看一下我做的这张桌子。 Shīfu, qǐng nín kàn yīxià wǒ zuò de zhè zhāng zhuōzi. Master, please take a look at this table I made.
Related words
- 老师 lǎoshī teacher
- 教师 jiàoshī teacher
- 工程师 gōngchéngshī engineer
- 律师 lǜshī lawyer
- 摄影师 shèyǐngshī photographer
- 师傅 shīfu master worker
- 大师 dàshī master, expert
- 导师 dǎoshī supervisor, mentor
- 师范 shīfàn teacher training; normal school
- 师长 shīzhǎng teachers and elders; senior officer
- 师资 shīzī teaching staff; faculty resources
- 父母 fùmǔ parents