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Character #145 · The First 1000

shī

teacher

teacher; master; expert; model; army division; to dispatch troops

Strokes
610
TraditionalSimplified
師 师
Poster cell
E6
01 常用词语

Common words with

  • lǎoshī teacher
  • lǜshī lawyer
  • shīfu master
  • dàshī great master
  • shīshēng teachers and students
  • chúshī cook
02 练习纸
Character practice sheet: nine rows, each with a model box, pinyin lines and eleven practice squares
Free printable · One page

Practice writing 师師

Write 师師 in the grey model box at the start of each row and its pinyin, shī, on the lines above. Then copy it across the row, following the stroke order above.

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Nine rows of field-grid squares, 15 mm. More about this sheet
03 千字海报
Cell E6 · 28 × 36 grid

师師 is #145 on The First 1000 poster.

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04 问答

Quick answers

What does 师 mean in English?
师 (shī) means "teacher": teacher; master; expert; model; army division; to dispatch troops.
How do you pronounce 师?
师 is pronounced shī in pinyin, with the first (high, level) tone. In Zhuyin (bopomofo) it is written ㄕ.
How many strokes does 师 have?
The simplified form, 师, has 6 strokes. The traditional form, 師, has 10.
What is the traditional form of 师?
The traditional form of 师 is 師. 师 is the simplified form, used in mainland China and Singapore; 師 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau.
What are common words with 师?
Common words that use 师 include 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher), 律师 (lǜshī, lawyer), 师傅 (shīfu, master), 大师 (dàshī, great master).
How common is 师?
师 is number 145 of the 1,000 most common Chinese characters, in cell E6 of The First 1000 poster.

Definitions and word glosses adapted from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License), animated with Hanzi Writer.