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

Words with 教

释教

shì jiào

Buddhism

通才教育

tōng cái jiào yù

liberal education

通识教育

tōng shí jiào yù

general education

道教

dào jiào

Taoism

道教徒

dào jiào tú

a Daoist

遗教

yí jiào

work or plans left as a legacy

邪教

xié jiào

evil cult

重视教育

zhòng shì jiào yù

to stress education

锡克教

xī kè jiào

Sikhism

革出教门

gé chū jiào mén

to excommunicate (from a church)

阶梯教室

jiē tī jiào shì

lecture theater

雅教

yǎ jiào

(hon.) your distinguished thoughts

More characters with 孝

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