师 Stroke Order

师 shī 1. 教人的人。 A person who teaches. 例如：老师，导师，徒弟，徒生，师德，良师益友，好为人师。 For example: teacher, mentor, apprentice, benefactor, good moral teacher, good friend. 2. 擅长某种技术的人。 A person skilled in a certain trade or expert in a certain profession. 例如：工程师，医生，技师。 For example: engineer, doctor, technician. 3. 效法。 To imitate. 例如：师法古人。 For example: to follow the ways of the ancients. 4. 榜样。 A model or fine example. 例如：师范。 For example: role model. 5. 指由师徒或师生关系产生的。 Referring to relationships formed between master and student or teacher and student. 例如：师母，师兄，师弟，师妹。 For example: master’s wife, elder brother of the same teacher, younger brother of the same teacher, younger sister of the same teacher. 6. 对和尚或道士的尊称。 A respectful term for monks or Taoists. 例如：法师，禅师。 For example: Dharma Master, Zen Master. 7. 军队。 Army or troops. 例如：会师，出师。 For example: troop assembly, to dispatch troops. 8. 军队的编制单位，团或旅的上一级。 A military unit that is a higher level than a regiment or brigade. 例如：师长，师座。 For example: division commander, division headquarters. 9. 一国的首都。 A country's capital. 例如：京师。 For example: capital city. 10. 姓。 A surname. 例如：师。 For example: the surname Shi. 【本义】: 古代军队编制的一级。二千五百人为一师。 Original meaning: A division in ancient military organization, consisting of 2,500 men. 【造字法】: 会意。从币，从垖。垖是小土山，帀是包围。四下里都是小土山，表示众多。 Character formation: A semantic combination, composed of "currency" and "small mound," indicating multiplicity. 11. 同本义。 Same original meaning: division. 12. 师今为隶属于军的单位，下辖若干旅或团。 Today, a division refers to a military unit that controls several brigades or regiments. 13. 泛指军队。 A general term for the military. 例如：水师（水军），挥师（指挥并带领军队）。 For example: navy, to lead troops. 14. 军师。 A military strategist. 15. 民众，徒众。 The masses. 16. 古代行政区划单位。 An ancient administrative division. 17. 老师。 Teacher; master. 例如：师者，所以传道受业解惑也。 For example: A teacher is someone who imparts knowledge and solutions. 18. 对僧、尼、道士的尊称。 A respectful term for monks, nuns, and Taoists. 例如：师太，师丈。 For example: venerable nun, elder monk. 19. 长，首领。 Leader or chief. 20. 亦以称专司一事的神道或官员。 Also refers to a deity or official dedicated to a specific duty. 21. 首都，京城。 Capital or central city. 例如：因入京师。 For example: entered the capital. 22. 擅长某种技术或在某个领域里有特殊技能的人。 A person skilled in a specific trade or with special skills in a certain field. 例如：厨师，乐师。 For example: chef, musician. 23. 学习的榜样。 A model for learning. 例如：前事不忘，后事之师。 For example: learn from the past to guide the future. 24. 姓。 A surname. 动词用法: 1. 效法;学习。 To imitate; to learn. 例如：师古（效法古代）。 For example: to learn from the ancients. 2. 出兵征伐，进军。 To dispatch troops; to advance. 例如：师祭（古代军队出兵时所行祭祀祈祷之礼）。 For example: a ceremonial sacrifice before dispatching troops.