Dong Chinese dictionary

xiào, jiào

school

Phonosemantic compound. 木 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

Components

木 Meaning component

mù

tree

交 Sound component

jiāo

to cross

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Western Zhou (~800 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

xiào

school; military field officer; military officer; CL:所[suǒ]

jiào

to proofread; to check; to compare

Most common words with 校

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