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师 shī — “teacher”

How to write and say the Chinese character 师 (shī), which means teacher — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Family & people.

Stroke order笔顺

师 is written with 6 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):

The story behind it字源小故事

Once the word for a whole army — and for the masters who led it. Today it lives in 老师, your teacher.

A common word常用词

Example sentence例句

This page is part of the free Chinese character explorer from Casey Foundation Chinese School — a Saturday community Chinese school in Narre Warren, Victoria, serving Berwick, Cranbourne, Hallam and families across Melbourne's southeast. New students get a free trial lesson.