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教子
jiàozǐ
1. to educate one's children
2. godson
Uncommon • Top 34%

Character Breakdown

教
jiào
school, education
HSK 2 11 丶
子
zi
son, child; seed, egg; fruit; small thing
HSK 1 3 丶

Compound Words (3)

杀彘教子
shāzhìjiàozǐ
to kill a pig as a lesson to the children (idiom); parents must teach by example
画荻教子
huàdíjiàozǐ
to write on the sand with reeds while teaching one's son (idiom)
相夫教子
xiàngfūjiàozǐ
to support one's husband and educate children

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
28,595 of 84,292