教

jiào

(bound form) to teach; to instruct

surname Jiao; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)

filial piety (孝) + striking hand (攵) = to teach

攵 depicts a hand holding a stick — the ancient image of a teacher guiding with discipline. 孝 mainly lends the sound jiào; the striking hand carries the act of instruction.

孝+攵→教
孝Filial pietyPhonetic
攵A hand holding a stickSemantic

他教我怎么做饭。

tā jiào wǒ zěn me zuò fàn。

He taught me how to cook.

妈妈教我要诚实,不能说谎。

mā ma jiào wǒ yào chéng shí,bù néng shuō huǎng。

My mother told me to be honest and not to lie.

Words with 教

信教

xìn jiào

religious belief

伊斯兰教

yī sī lán jiào

Islam

教理

jiào lǐ

doctrine (religion)

教辅

jiào fǔ

supplementary educational material (e.g. a practice workbook, exam preparation guide etc)

中等教育

zhōng děng jiào yù

secondary education

天主教会

tiān zhǔ jiào huì

the Catholic Church

助教

zhù jiào

teaching assistant

教学

jiào xué

teaching; instruction

教会

jiào huì

Christian church

教育工作者

jiào yù gōng zuò zhě

educator

胎教

tāi jiào

prenatal education

传教士

chuán jiào shì

missionary

More characters with 孝

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