He is a teacher.
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老师
Traditional: 老師
lǎo shī
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lǎo shī · lou5 si1 (Jyutping)
- teacher
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Character breakdown
老
- Meaning
- old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
- Radical
- 老
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿱耂匕
- Cangjie
- JKP
- Four-corner
- 4471.1
师
- Meaning
- teacher, master, specialist
- Radical
- 巾
- Strokes
- 6
- Components
- ⿰刂帀
- Cangjie
- LLMB
- Four-corner
- 2102
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Example sentences
I'm a teacher.
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