大师
dàshī · HSK 6
artiste
🧙 大 (big) + 师 (teacher/master) = big master, i.e. grandmaster
大 means big or great; 师 means teacher or master (same 师 as in 老师). Stack them and you get great-master — the title for a grandmaster of an art, craft, or discipline.
大 — pictograph of a person with arms outstretched
大 is a pictograph showing a person standing with arms and legs spread wide. The outstretched arms suggest 'big' or 'great', extending from the literal image of a large stance to abstract meanings like important or grand. It is one of the oldest characters, found on oracle bones.