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.

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Filial pietyPhonetic
A hand holding a stickSemantic

我怎么做饭。

tā jiào wǒ zěn me zuò fàn。

He taught me how to cook.

妈妈我要诚实,不能说谎。

mā ma jiào wǒ yào chéng shí,bù néng shuō huǎng。

My mother told me to be honest and not to lie.

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