教 jiāo teach
jiāo (to teach) and jiào (teaching; to make) - 教汉语 jiāo, 教室 jiàoshì
How to remember 教: 孝 filial piety + 攵 tap = teach. Out of filial piety, the son sits with his old mother and shows her where to tap on her new phone, patient enough to teach her.
Component breakdown
教 = 孝 filial piety + 攵 tap
- 孝 filial piety
- 攵 tap
Out of filial piety, the son sits with his old mother and shows her where to tap on her new phone, patient enough to teach her.
How it is used
- Two readings. jiāo = the act of teaching, takes an object - 教汉语 (jiāo Hànyǔ) teach Chinese, 教我 (jiāo wǒ) teach me.
- jiào = the noun/abstract "teaching/education" in compounds - 教室 (jiàoshì) classroom, 教育 (jiàoyù) education, 教师 (jiàoshī) teacher.
Words with 教
- 教室jiàoshìclassroomHSK 2
- 教授jiàoshòuprofessorHSK 4
- 教育jiàoyùeducationHSK 4
- 教学jiàoxuéteachingHSK 4
- 教师jiàoshīteacherHSK 4
- 教练jiàoliànto coachHSK 4
- 教材jiàocáiteaching materialHSK 5
- 请教qǐngjiàoto ask for guidanceHSK 5
- 教训jiàoxùnto provide guidanceHSK 6
- 家教jiājiàofamily educationHSK 7
- 指教zhǐjiàoto give advice or commentsHSK 7
- 教养jiàoyǎngto educateHSK 7
- 教条jiàotiáodoctrineHSK 7
- 教科书jiàokēshūtextbookHSK 7
- 管教guǎnjiàoto disciplineHSK 7
- 宗教zōngjiàoreligionHSK 8
- 赐教cìjiàoto impart one's wisdomHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他负责教数学。 Tā fùzé jiāo shùxué.He is responsible for teaching mathematics.
- 他教我拉小提琴。 Tā jiāo wǒ lā xiǎotíqín.He's teaching me to play the violin.
- 老师教我们英文。 Lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen Yīngwén.The teacher teaches English to us.
- 她可能在教室里。 Tā kěnéng zài jiàoshì li.She might be in the classroom.