校
HSK 1

校 (xiào): school, military field officer

xiào

school, military field officer

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Pinyin

xiào

HSK Level

Level 1

Characters

1

English Meaning

school, military field officer

How to Write 校 (xiào)

校 is written in 10 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.

  1. 1
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Origin of 校

A phono-semantic compound: 木 (wood) carries the meaning, and 交 hints at the pronunciation.

What 校 is Made Of

校 is built from 2 components:

木tree
交to connect

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Words Using 校

Common Chinese words that contain 校:

学校

xuéxiào

校长

xiàozhǎng

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