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师
師
Shī
1. surname Shi
Very Common • Top 0% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

师
shī
teacher, professional, master
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (20)

京师
jīngshī
capital of a country (literary)
伽师
Jiāshī
Peyzivat nahiyisi (Peyziwat county) in Kashgar prefecture [[喀什地區|喀什地区<Kāshídìqū>]], west Xinjiang
偃师
Yǎnshī
Yanshi county level city in Luoyang [[洛陽|洛阳]], Henan
偏师
piānshī
military auxiliaries (archaic)
出师
chūshī
to finish apprenticeship
名师
míngshī
famous master
国师
guóshī
teachers of the state
大师
dàshī
great master
太师
tàishī
imperial tutor
宗师
zōngshī
great scholar respected for learning and integrity
尊师
zūnshī
revered master
导师
dǎoshī
tutor
巫师
wūshī
wizard
师丈
shīzhàng
teacher's husband
师傅
shīfu
master
HSK 4
师兄
shīxiōng
senior male fellow student or apprentice
师友
shīyǒu
friend from whom you can seek advice
师古
shīgǔ
following the ways of old
师大
shīdà
abbr. for [[師範大學|师范大学<shīfàndàxué>]], normal university
师奶
shīnǎi
married woman of mature age

Alternate Entries

师
shī
teacher / master / expert / model / army division / (old) troops / to dispatch troops

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
1
Character Frequency Rank
332
Word Frequency Rank
398 of 84,292

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