教
教 (jiāo) means “to teach”. It is made of 孝 + 攵 and has 11 strokes, and is an HSK 1 word.
Break 教 into its parts
What 教 is made of
- 孝 xiào — filial piety
- 耂 lǎo — old
- 土 tǔ — earth
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 子 zǐ — child
- 了 liǎo / le — finish
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 耂 lǎo — old
- 攵 pū — to rap
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
Origin hint: 攵 gives the meaning, 孝 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
李老师教我们汉语。Lǐ lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen Hànyǔ.Teacher Li teaches us Chinese.
你能教我唱这个歌吗？Nǐ néng jiāo wǒ chàng zhège gē ma?Can you teach me to sing this song?
Words with 教
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiāo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | to teach |
| Strokes | 11 |
| Radical | 攴 (tap, #66) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
| HSK | HSK 3.0 · Level 1 · HSK 2.0 · Level 3 |
Questions about 教
What does 教 mean?
教 (jiāo) means “to teach”.
How many strokes does 教 have?
教 has 11 strokes.
What is the radical of 教?
The radical of 教 is 攴 (pū, “tap”), Kangxi radical number 66.
What parts make up 教?
教 is made of 孝 (filial piety) and 攵 (to rap).
Which HSK level is 教?
教 is in HSK 3.0 · Level 1 and HSK 2.0 · Level 3.
Learn 教 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 · Group 33: 10 words with quick checks and spaced repeats.