工程师 (gōngchéngshī) · engineer
工程师 (gōngchéngshī) means “engineer”. It is written with 3 characters: 工 (labor) + 程 (process) + 师 (teacher). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 工程师 is built
The characters
工 gōng · labor
What 工 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丄shàng — above
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A spade or other workman's tool (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
程 chéng · process
What 程 is made of
- 禾hé — cereal
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 呈chéng — to petition
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 王wáng — king
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 土tǔ — earth
- 口kǒu — mouth
Origin hint: 禾 gives the meaning, 呈 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
师 shī · teacher
What 师 is made of
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 帀zā — to rotate
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 巾jīn — cloth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
Origin hint: To skillfully wield 帀 a knife 刂 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
Questions about 工程师
What does 工程师 mean?
工程师 (gōngchéngshī) means “engineer”.
How do you pronounce 工程师?
工程师 is pronounced gōngchéngshī.
Which HSK level is 工程师?
工程师 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 工人gōngrénworker
- 工作gōngzuòwork
- 打工dǎgōngto work part-time
- 工厂gōngchǎngfactory
- 工夫gōngfutime
- 工具gōngjùtool
- 工业gōngyèindustry
- 工资gōngzīpay
- 加工jiāgōngto process
- 人工réngōngartificial
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 44: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.