教 (jiāo): meaning and stroke order
教 (jiāo) means to teach; to instruct, (bound form) to teach; to instruct, a religion.
教
- Simplified
- 教
- Traditional
- 教 (same form)
- Pinyin
- jiāo · jiào
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Stroke order of 教
教
- Jiào surname Jiao
- jiāo to teach; to instruct
- jiào (bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion
- 11 strokes
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Meaning of 教
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jiāo
- to teach; to instruct
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jiào
- (bound form) to teach; to instruct
- a religion
- to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)
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Jiào
- surname Jiao
Radical and structure
- 教
- Radical 攴 (Kangxi radical 66) · 11 strokes · 孝 on the left, 攵 on the right
Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan database. Structure: the shapes a character is written with (BabelStone IDS), not necessarily parts that carry meaning or sound.
Words with 教
- 教室 jiào shì classroom; CL:間|间[jian1]
- 教练 jiào liàn to coach; to train; instructor; sports coach; trainer (CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4],名[ming2])
- 教育 jiào yù to educate; to teach
- 教训 jiào xun to provide guidance; to lecture sb; to upbraid; a talking-to; a bitter lesson
教 in our stories
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周末，张雪教艾米包饺子。
zhōumò Zhāng Xuě jiāo Àimǐ bāo jiǎozi
At the weekend Zhang Xue teaches Amy how to make dumplings.
From the story Making dumplings HSK 2
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大学三年级的暑假，贺敏报名去云南的一个山村小学做志愿者，教孩子们英语。
dàxué sān niánjí de shǔjià Hè Mǐn bàomíng qù Yúnnán de yí gè shāncūn xiǎoxué zuò zhìyuànzhě jiāo háizimen Yīngyǔ
In the summer holidays after her third year at university, He Min signed up as a volunteer at a mountain village school in Yunnan, teaching the children English.
From the story English on the basketball court HSK 5
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晚上，大家坐在湖边一起吃粽子，厨师说：“明年我还来，不过你们得教我包粽子。”
wǎnshang dàjiā zuò zài hú biān yìqǐ chī zòngzi chúshī shuō míngnián wǒ hái lái búguò nǐmen děi jiāo wǒ bāo zòngzi
In the evening everyone sat by the lake eating zongzi, and the chef said, "I'll be back next year, but you have to teach me to make zongzi."
From the story Dragon boats in Hamburg HSK 5
Stories using 教
- Making dumplings HSK 2
- English on the basketball court HSK 5
- Dragon boats in Hamburg HSK 5
- Two homes HSK 7–9 · Level 7
- Leizu and the silkworm HSK 7–9 · Level 8
- The Legend of the White Snake HSK 7–9 · Level 9
Dictionary data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Stroke data: Hanzi Writer data, derived from Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License). Animation: Hanzi Writer (MIT licence). Radicals and stroke counts: Unicode Unihan (Unicode License v3).