jiào
Radical 66 · 11 strokes

(bound form) to teach; to instruct

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MEANING4 meanings

MEANING

  1. verb

    (bound form) to teach; to instruct

    • He taught me Chinese.

    • My mother taught me how to cook.

  2. verb

    to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)

    让某人做某事;命令某人做某事ràng mǒurén zuò mǒushì;mìnglìng mǒurén zuò mǒushì

    • He taught me Chinese.

    • My mom taught me to tidy my room every day.

  3. noun

    a religion

    人们信仰的宗教信念和实践rénmen xìnyǎng de zōngjiào xìnniàn hé shíjiàn

    • What religion does he follow?

    • There are many different religions in the world.

  4. noun

    surname Jiao

    姓氏,中国人的家族名字xìngshì、zhōngguórén de jiāzú míngzi

    • Mr. Jiao is our class homeroom teacher.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (filial piety; respect superiors and yield to inferiors)ASSOCIATIVE
  • (handle; whip part)RADICAL

Teaching and guiding means using the whip to remind children to practice filial piety.

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