师范
Old HSK 6
师范 (shīfàn) · teacher training
师范 (shīfàn) means “teacher training; normal school”. It is written with 2 characters: 师 (teacher) + 范 (pattern). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 师范 is built
The characters
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)
范 fàn · pattern
What 范 is made of
- 艹cǎo — grass
- 氾fàn — to flood
- 氵shuǐ — water
- 㔾xiān — seal
Origin hint: 艹 gives the meaning, 氾 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
她毕业于一所师范大学。Tā bìyè yú yī suǒ shīfàn dàxué.She graduated from a teachers' university.
他在师范学校学了四年。Tā zài shīfàn xuéxiào xué le sì nián.He studied at a teacher-training college for four years.
Questions about 师范
What does 师范 mean?
师范 (shīfàn) means “teacher training; normal school”.
How do you pronounce 师范?
师范 is pronounced shīfàn.
Which HSK level is 师范?
师范 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 老师lǎoshīteacher
- 教师jiàoshīteacher
- 工程师gōngchéngshīengineer
- 律师lǜshīlawyer
- 师傅shīfumaster
- 厨师chúshīcook
- 师生shīshēngteachers and students
- 范围fànwéiscope
- 规范guīfànstandard
- 范畴fànchóucategory
Learn 师范 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 163: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.