师叔

師叔

shīshū

noun

Meanings

1 junior disciple of one's master (but senior to oneself in lineage)
2 'martial uncle' (younger than master)

Characters

master / teacher

Examples

师叔的剑法非常厉害。

Shīshū de jiànfǎ fēicháng lìhai.

Martial uncle's swordsmanship is extraordinary.

这位是我的师叔。

Zhè wèi shì wǒ de shīshū.

This is my martial uncle.

Tips

culture

Lineage parallel to family: your 师父 (master) had fellow disciples under the same grand-master. Of those, the younger ones are your 师叔 ('younger uncle'), the older ones your 师伯 ('older uncle'). Standard hierarchy in wuxia and xianxia.

Stroke Order

师 shī

叔 shū