教

jiào, jiāo

to teach; to instruct; religion

Radical: 攵 HSK 1 v, g pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

教 decomposes into the following components:

孝 攵

Semantic component: 攵; phonetic component: 孝.

Words containing 教

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 教.

三教
sān jiào
the Three Doctrines (Daoism, Confucianism, Buddhism)
主教
zhǔ jiào
bishop
从教
cóng jiào
任教
rèn jiào
to teach
传教
chuán jiào
to preach
佛教
fó jiào
Buddhism
信教
xìn jiào
religious belief
儒教
rú jiào
Confucianism
入教
rù jiào
劝教
quàn jiào
to advise and teach
助教
zhù jiào
teaching assistant
劳教
láo jiào
reeducation through labor

Related characters (radical 攵)

Characters that share the radical 攵.

攵 收 攸 改 攻 放 政 敃 敄 故 效 敉 敏 救 敕 敖 敗 敘 敛 敝 敞 敢 散 敦

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