厨师
chúshī · HSK 6
cook
👨🍳 厨 = kitchen + 师 = master; a kitchen-master is a chef
厨 (chú) means kitchen and 师 (shī) means master or teacher — same 师 as in 老师. A 厨师 is literally a kitchen-master. Pronounced chúshī, with 师 sounding like the English she.