师
teacher; master; expert; model; army division; (old) troops; to dispatch troops
6 strokes
Dict coverage rank #315 U+5E08
How 师 is formed
Ideographic compound (会意字)
To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂
components: 刂 帀
How to remember it
teacher · Heisig RSH #412
帅 commander + ceiling
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 师 as their sound component
These characters all use 师 (shī) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 师 sound component | shī | teacher, professional, master |
| 狮 | shī | lion |
| 筛 | shāi | screen, sieve; to filter, to sift |
| 浉 | shī | a river in Henan province |
| 蛳 | sī | a snail with a spiral shell |
Words containing 师
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 无师自通 | wú shī zì tōng | self-taught; to learn without a teacher (idiom) |
| 大体老师 | dà tǐ lǎo shī | cadaver for dissection in training medical students |
| 化学师 | huà xué shī | chemist; apothecary |
| 师出无名 | shī chū wú míng | lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom); to act without justification |
| 一字之师 | yī zì zhī shī | one who can correct a misread or misspelt character and thus be your master |
| 师出有名 | shī chū yǒu míng | lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom); to do something with good reason; t… |
| 理发师 | lǐ fà shī | barber; hairdresser |
| 大师 | dà shī | great master; master |
| 师大 | shī dà | abbr. for 師範大學|师范大学[shi1 fan4 da4 xue2], normal university; teacher training college |
| 人师 | rén shī | mentor; role model |
| 北师大 | Běi Shī Dà | Beijing Normal University; abbr. for 北京師範大學|北京师范大学[Bei3 jing1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2] |
| 国师 | guó shī | teachers of the state |
| 水师 | shuǐ shī | navy (in Qing times) |
| 中师 | zhōng shī | secondary normal school (abbr. for 中等師範學校|中等师范学校[zhong1 deng3 shi1 fan4 xue2 xiao4]) |
| 师生 | shī shēng | teachers and students |
| 华东师大 | Huá dōng Shī Dà | East China Normal University (abbr. for 華東師範大學|华东师范大学[Hua2 dong1 Shi1 fan4 Da4 xue2]) |
| 美发师 | měi fà shī | hairdresser; beautician |
| 机师 | jī shī | (aviation) pilot; (heavy machinery) operator |
| 电机及电子学工程师联合会 | Diàn jī jí Diàn zǐ xué Gōng chéng shī Lián hé huì | IEEE; Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers |
| 会师 | huì shī | to collaborate; to join forces; to effect a junction |