He is a teacher.
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教
jiāo
HSK 3.0 · 1HSK 2.0 · 3
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jiào · gaau3 (Jyutping)
- (bound form) to teach; to instruct
- a religion
- to cause (sb to do sth); to tell (sb to do sth)
- surname Jiao
jiāo · gaau3 (Jyutping)
- to teach; to instruct
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Character breakdown
教
- Meaning
- teach, class
- Radical
- 攵
- Strokes
- 11
- Components
- ⿰孝攵
- Cangjie
- JDOK
- Four-corner
- 4844.0
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Example sentences
I am a professor.
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