• 191st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.11% to your reading coverage
  • 3 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 262 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (Jiao4)surname Jiao
2. jiāo (jiao1)to teach
3. jiào (jiao4)religion • teaching • to make • to cause • to tell

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiāo (jiao1)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as 'xiào' (xiao4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

教室 
教授 
教育 

Uncommon

佛教 
助教 
基督教 
外教 
天主教 
宗教 
家教 
指教 
支教 
教主 
教务 (教務)
教堂 
教子 
教学 (教學)
教学楼 (教學樓)
教官 
教导 (教導)
教师 (教師)
教书 (教書)
教会 (教會)
教材 
教条 (教條)
教父 
教科书 (教科書)
教程 
教练 (教練)
教育部 
教训 (教訓)
教诲 (教誨)
教养 (教養)
求教 
异教徒 (異教徒)
管教 
胎教 
说教 (說教)
调教 (調教)
请教 (請教)
道教 
邪教 
领教 (領教)

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  • 707th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.03% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 120 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
2Radical
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shì (Shi4)surname Shi
2. shì (shi4)room • work unit • grave • scabbard • family or clan • one of the 28 constellations of Chinese astronomy

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shì (shi4)The component is pronounced as 'zhì' (zhi4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

教室 
办公室 (辦公室)

Uncommon

休息室 
候车室 (候車室)
地下室 
室内 (室內)
室友 
室外 
室温 (室溫)
密室 
寝室 (寢室)
实验室 (實驗室)
居室 
工作室 
放映室 
更衣室 
会议室 (會議室)
浴室 
温室 (溫室)
画室 (畫室)
皇室 
科室 
卧室 (臥室)
课室 (課室)

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.