傅 fù teacher
How to remember 傅: 亻 person + 尃 spread over = teacher. In the cooking class, one person spreads flour over the whole table and shows everyone how to knead, because he is the teacher.
Component breakdown
傅 = 亻 person + 尃 spread over
- 亻 person
- 尃 spread over
In the cooking class, one person spreads flour over the whole table and shows everyone how to knead, because he is the teacher.
How it is used
- Today mainly in 师傅 (shīfu) - a respectful term for a skilled worker or master: drivers, cooks, repairmen.
- You address a stranger doing manual/skilled work as 师傅: 师傅，到火车站多少钱? (shīfu, dào huǒchēzhàn duōshao qián?) Master, how much to the train station?
- Distinguish from 老师 (lǎoshī, teacher): 师傅 is for tradespeople and craft masters, not classroom teachers.