硕士

Traditional form:

碩士

Pinyin (reading):

shuòshì

Definitions:

• master's degree
• person who has a master's degree
• learned person

Characters:

• 硕 - great, eminent; large, big
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier

Traditional characters:

• 碩 - great, eminent; large, big
• 士 - scholar, gentleman; soldier