Memory phrase for the character: 教
教
Meaning
to educate, teach, religion Pronunciation
jiāo, jiào
jiao1, jiao4
Explanation Left: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches it to a child 子 ), right: strike 攵/攴 (a hand 又 with a further stick 卜 )
Mnemonic
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On this earth children are striked with a stick when being educated. Radicals
孝
filial piety It is described by an old man 耂 being above the child 子 .
攴
rap, strike Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜 . It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又 寸 廾 爫 手 扌 彐 右 及 尹 君 聿 隶 兼 殳
耂
old man With this radical an old man seems to support himself with his stick ノ on the ground 土 ?
子
child A child with an oversized head 乛 , body 亅 and two outstretched arms 一 is seeking support.
Vocabulary
教学
jiào xué
teacher and student; education
705
屡教不改
lǚ jiào bù gǎi
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant
6347
白莲教 Bái lián jiào
White Lotus society
5000
宋教仁
Sòng Jiào rén
Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913
4208
教会 jiāo huì
to show; to teach
1703
佛教 fó jiào
Buddhism
1702
教材 jiào cái
teaching material
1701
教授
jiào shòu
professor; to instruct; to lecture on
1700
教训
jiào xun
a lesson; a moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb
1699
宗教 zōng jiào
religion
1698
教导
jiào dǎo
to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching
1697
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