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教
Jiào
1. surname Jiao
HSK 3 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 11 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

教
jiào
school, education
HSK 2 11 丶

Compound Words (20)

教师
jiàoshī
teacher
教民
jiàomín
adherent to a religion
教士
jiàoshì
churchman
教导
jiàodǎo
to instruct
教会
jiàohuì
Christian church
教母
jiàomǔ
godmother
教唆
jiàosuō
to instigate
教坏
jiāohuài
to misguide
教宗
jiàozōng
the pope
教室
jiàoshì
classroom
HSK 2
教授
jiàoshòu
professor
HSK 4
教会
jiāohuì
to show
教条
jiàotiáo
creed
教权
jiàoquán
religious rule
教友
jiàoyǒu
church member
教员
jiàoyuán
teacher
密教
mìjiào
esoteric Buddhism
教堂
jiàotáng
church
教子
jiàozǐ
to educate one's children
教安
jiàoān
teach in peace (polite phrase to end a letter to a teacher)

Alternate Entries

教
jiāo
to teach
HSK 3
教
jiào
religion / teaching / to make / to cause / to tell
HSK 3

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
2
Character Frequency Rank
190
Word Frequency Rank
455 of 84,292

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