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教
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teach

HSK 1 N3
Society →Religion
jiào, jiāo
キョウ
おし.える、おそ.わる
교
Depicts teaching a child (子) math or divination (爻) using a rod (攵).
Components
爻 diagrams for divination+ 子 child+ 攵 tap =
教 teach
爻 Phonetic component
yáo diagrams for divination
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子 Iconic component
zi child
offspring, child
攵 Iconic component
pū tap
rap, tap
攵 is a component form of 攴.
Notes
Similar Characters
學 study (trad)孜 be as diligent肴 cooked or prepared meat (simp)駁 refute (trad)驳 varicolored (simp)希 hope棥 a railing爽 frank乳 breast了 complete保 safeguard包 wrap孑 remaining孓 without left arm孔 cavity孕 pregnant孚 brood孛 comet孝 filial piety学 study (jp)
Historical Evolution
Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
Oracle
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Oracle (~1250-1000 BC)
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Bronze Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
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Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
Bronze Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Warring States (475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
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Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
Clerical
Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
教
Regular
Modern
Chinese
教 [Jiào]
surname Jiao
教 [jiāo]
to teach
教 [jiào]
religion; teaching; to make; to cause; to tell
Japanese
教 きょう 同音
suffix -ism (religion)
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
教 おさむ
Osamu given name
教 おしえ
Oshie female given name
教 きょう
Kyō given name
教 きょうじ
Kyōji unclassified name
教 さとし
Satoshi male given name
教 さとる
Satoru given name
教 たか
Taka female given name
教 ゆき
Yuki female given name
CHINESE WORDS (200)
教育 [jiào​yù] #2,136
to educate
教授 [jiào​shòu] #1,468
professor
教练 [jiào​liàn] #1,384
instructor
教练 [jiào​liàn] #1,384
instructor
教师 [jiào​shī] #4,054
teacher
教师 [jiào​shī] #4,054
teacher
教堂 [jiào​táng] #1,313
church
教学 [jiào​xué] #7,873
to teach
教学 [jiào​xué] #7,873
to teach
教训 [jiào​xun] #2,159
lesson
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 教える [おしえる] #226
to teach
⭐ 教室 [きょうしつ] #1,480
classroom
⭐ 教師 [きょうし] #2,088
teacher
⭐ 教育 [きょういく] #2,226
education
⭐ 教わる [おそわる] #2,865
to be taught
⭐ 教会 [きょうかい] #3,285
church
⭐ 説教 [せっきょう] #3,978
sermon
⭐ 教授 [きょうじゅ] #4,060
professor
⭐ 宗教 [しゅうきょう] #5,127
religion
⭐ 教科書 [きょうかしょ] #5,163
textbook
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