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教 (Kangxi radical 66,攴+7, 11 strokes,cangjie input十木人大 (JDOK),four-corner48440,composition⿰孝攵)
| trad. | 教/敎 | |
|---|---|---|
| simp. | 教 | |
| alternative forms | ||
| Historical forms of the character教 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shang | Western Zhou | Warring States | Shuowen Jiezi (compiled inHan) | Liushutong (compiled inMing) |
| Oracle bone script | Bronze inscriptions | Bronze inscriptions | Small seal script | Transcribed ancient scripts |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声,OC*kraːw, *kraːws): phonetic 爻(OC*ɢraːw) + semantic 子(“child”) + semantic 攵(“teaching cane; stick that represents authority”) – teaching a child. See also學 and算.
(Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium.)
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古肴切 |
| Baxter | kaew |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /kau/ |
| Wang Li | /kau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaau1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæw › |
| Old Chinese | /*s.[k]ˁraw/ |
| English | teach |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 14642 |
| Phonetic component | 爻 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 交 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːw/ |
| Notes | 甲文即象執杖敎子, 再加爻聲 |
教
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古肴切 |
| Baxter | kaew |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /kau/ |
| Wang Li | /kau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaau1 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiāo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæw › |
| Old Chinese | /*s.[k]ˁraw/ |
| English | teach |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 14642 |
| Phonetic component | 爻 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 交 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːw/ |
| Notes | 甲文即象執杖敎子, 再加爻聲 |
教
| Rime | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Departing (H) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古孝切 |
| Baxter | kaewH |
| Reconstructions | |
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠauH/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚauH/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kauH/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨwH/ |
| Li Rong | /kauH/ |
| Wang Li | /kauH/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kauH/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiào |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaau3 |
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiào |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kæwH › |
| Old Chinese | /*s.kˁraw-s/ |
| English | teaching; instruction |
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; | |
| Zhengzhang system (2003) | |
|---|---|
| Character | 教 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 14643 |
| Phonetic component | 爻 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 1 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 敎 |
| Old Chinese | /*kraːws/ |
教
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 教 |
| きょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi |
/keu/ →/kjoː/
FromMiddle Chinese教 (MC kaew|kaewH, “to teach, to instruct”).
Only used in kanji compounds. Never used in isolation with this reading.
| Kanji in this term |
|---|
| 教 |
| さとし Grade: 2 |
| kun'yomi |
From either the classical終止形(shūshikei,“terminal form”)satoshi of modern adjective聡い(satoi,“clever, sharp-witted”), or the連用形(ren'yōkei,“continuative or stem form”)satoshi of cognate verb諭す(satosu,“to admonish, persuade, remonstrate → to redirect into a smarter direction”).
教:Hán Việt readings:giao,giáo
教:Nôm readings:dáo,giáo,ráu,tráo