• 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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  • 966th most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.02% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 41 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. shòu (shou4)to teach • to instruct • to award • to give

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'shòu' (shou4). It has the exact same pronunciation as the character.
2. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'shǒu' (shou3). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for shòu (shou4)The component is pronounced as 'yòu' (you4). It has the same pinyin final.
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Example Words

Common

授予 
教授 

Uncommon

传授 (傳授)
授权 (授權)
授课 (授課)

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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.
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