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Character Decomposition
学=⺍+冖+子
Etymology
A building 冖 where children 子 study; ⺍ provides the pronunciation
Meanings
to learn
to study
to imitate
science
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Words with 学 1616 total
the Great Learning, one of the Four Books in Confucianism大学Dà xuéelite fee-charging independent school in England or Wales (e.g. Eton College)公学gōng xuélearned; erudite博学bó xuéto dismiss students at the end of the school day放学fàng xuéto drop out of school · to leave off studying · to interrupt one's studies辍学chuò xuéold learning · Chinese traditional teaching as opposed to material from the West旧学jiù xuéscience · scientific knowledge · scientific · rational · CL: mén, gè, zhǒng科学kē xuéeasy to learn好学hǎo xuéto advance one's learning · to enter the prefecture school under the imperial examination system进学jìn xuéstudy of the Confucian classics经学jīng xué(literary) lost or nearly lost body of knowledge · (literary) consummate mastery (in a field) · (wuxia) supreme technique绝学jué xuéto run a school办学bàn xuéschool official responsible for supervising the students (old)监学jiān xuéSchool of Principle · Neo-Confucian Rationalistic School (from Song to mid-Qing times, c. 1000-1750, typified by the teachings of Cheng Hao, Cheng Yi and Zhu Xi 朱熹)理学Lǐ xué
Idioms with 学 103 total Chain
(idiom) erudite and multitalented; versatile and able博学多才bó xué duō cáinot ashamed to learn from subordinates (idiom)不愧下学bù kuì xià xuéwithout learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent不学无术bù xué wú shù(humble ex) of humble talent and shallow learning (idiom); Pray forgive my ignorance,...才疏学浅cái shū xué qiǎn
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