负笈从师 fùjícóngshī to leave home to study Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 负笈 負笈 fùjí to carry a book case to carry a wooden box containing books on one's back (as scholars did in ancient China)从师 從師 cóngshī to apprentice To follow a teacher or master; to acknowledge someone as one's teacher for the purpose of study.