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教 jiāo — “to teach”
How to write and say the Chinese character 教 (jiāo), which means to teach — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: School & learning.
Pinyin · 拼音 jiāo
Meaning · 意思 to teach
Strokes · 笔画 11
Radical · 部首 攵 (tap)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
教 is written with 11 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
攵 (script) hints at the meaning, and 孝 lends its sound — together they make 教.
A common word常用词
教书
to teach
Example sentence例句
爷爷教我下棋。
Grandpa teaches me chess.
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