博士 bóshì doctor

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Stroke order

博士 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

博士 — the Chinese character for doctor (bóshì), stroke diagram — Stroke diagram for 博士 — doctor

博 — 12 strokes
士 — 3 strokes

Senses

doctor (as an academic degree)
(old) person specialized in a skill or trade
(old) court academician

Characters in 博士

博 bó — (bound form) abundant; plentiful; extensive; wide; to win; to gain; to play; to gamble
士 shì — member of the senior ministerial class (old); scholar (old); bachelor

Character meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Example sentences

他是一位博士。Tā shì yí wèi bóshì.He is a doctor (PhD).
我姐姐在读博士。Wǒ jiějie zài dú bóshì.My older sister is studying for a doctorate.

Related words

博士 is pronounced bóshì and means “doctor”.

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