医师 (yī shī) — physician; (qualified) doctor

Definition

A formal, written term for a qualified physician — more clinical/technical than the everyday 医生, often used in titles and official contexts.

noun

physician(qualified) doctor

Measure word · 位

医师。
Zhè wèi yī shī hěn yǒu jīng yàn.
This physician is very experienced.
医师。
Wǒ míng tiān yào qù yī yuàn jiàn nà wèi yī shī.
I'm going to the hospital to see that physician tomorrow.
医师。
Tā shì yì míng yōu xiù de yī shī.
He is an excellent physician.

Compound word

构词法gòucífǎ

偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

医yīmedical

医师 joins 医 (medical) and 师 (master) to mean a physician.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 醫; 医 is its simplified writing.

殹酉醫

Meaning part形符xíngfú

酉酉yǒuliquor

Sound part声符shēngfú

殹

殹yì醫yī

Same sound today

The traditional form 醫 pairs 酉 (liquor) with 殹 as a sound part; the simplified 医 is a shorthand, so its parts are not the historical ones.

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 師; 师 is its simplified writing.

𠂤帀師

The traditional form 師 combines 𠂤 and 帀; the simplified 师 is not the form explained here.

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