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师 — stroke order

shī
ㄕ
Meaning
teacher
Strokes
6
Radical
巾
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Watch how to write 师 (shī) stroke by stroke. 师 has 6 strokes and means “teacher”. It appears in common words such as 老师 (teacher) and 师傅 (master). The animation follows the correct Chinese stroke order inside a 米字格 practice grid — tap the cell or the ↺ button to replay it.

Common words with 师

The most common words that use 师 — tap any word to draw it stroke by stroke in the full tool.

老师lǎoshīteacher师傅shīfumaster魔术师móshùshīmagician设计师shèjìshīdesigner大师dàshīgreat master摄影师shèyǐngshīphotographer

How 师 is written

Radical
巾
Components
刂 + 帀
Formation
Ideographic — To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂.

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