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Character Decomposition
教=孝+攵
Etymology
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Meanings
surname Jiao
to teach; to instruct
(bound form) to teach; to instruct
a religion
to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)
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Words with 教 588 total
higher education (abbr. for 高等教育)高教gāo jiàoto mentor帮教bāng jiàoto proselytize; to do missionary work传教chuán jiàoteacher's strike罢教bà jiàothe Old Religion (i.e. Roman Catholicism) 天主教, as opposed to Protestantism 新教旧教Jiù jiàoTeaching of Confucius · Confucianism孔教Kǒng jiàoscience and education · science education科教kē jiào(honorific) to impart one's wisdom; to enlighten赐教cì jiàoBuddhism佛教Fó jiào
Idioms with 教 46 total
to be so kind as to enlighten me不吝赐教bù lìn cì jiàonot spare your comments · do not refuse to offer your kind advice · do not stint your criticism不吝指教bù lìn zhǐ jiào(PRC) teacher by negative example · sb from whom one can learn what not to do反面教员fǎn miàn jiào yuán(idiom) to obey orders and accept instruction; fig. to act entirely according to someone else's commands and intentions奉令承教fèng lìng chéng jiàoto write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom) · mother's admirable dedication to her children's education画荻教子huà dí jiào zǐ