Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.
Components
木 Meaning component
mù tree
Notes
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Historical Evolution
校
Bronze
Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)
校
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
校
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
校
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
校
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
校
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
校
Regular
Modern
Chinese
校 [jiào]
to proofread; to check; to compare
校 [xiào]
school; military officer; CL:所[suǒ]
Japanese
- school
- proofreading; proof
Korean
교 [校]
gyo; A bound noun that serves as a unit for counting the number of times a printed version of a draft has been proofread.
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
校 ただす
Tadasu given name
CHINESE WORDS (176)
学校 [xuéxiào] #447
school
学校 [xuéxiào] #447
school
校长 [xiàozhǎng] #2,535
(college, university) president
校长 [xiàozhǎng] #2,535
(college, university) president
上校 [shàngxiào] #1,871
high ranking officer in Chinese army
高校 [gāoxiào] #11,083
universities and colleges
校园 [xiàoyuán] #4,932
campus
校园 [xiàoyuán] #4,932
campus
少校 [shàoxiào] #3,483
junior ranking officer in Chinese army
院校 [yuànxiào] #24,429
college
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JAPANESE WORDS (200)
⭐ 学校 [がっこう] #616
school
⭐ 高校 [こうこう] #2,117
senior high school
⭐ 小学校 [しょうがっこう] #2,883
primary school
⭐ 校舎 [こうしゃ] #3,658
school building
⭐ 高校生 [こうこうせい] #3,763
senior high school student
⭐ 登校 [とうこう] #5,339
attendance (at school)
⭐ 中学校 [ちゅうがっこう] #7,710
junior high school
⭐ 校内 [こうない] #8,543
within a school
⭐ 校門 [こうもん] #8,759
school gate
転校 [てんこう] #8,771
changing schools
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