校(xiào)

HSK 110 strokes
Readingsxiàojiào

to check

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Character information

Pinyin
xiào / jiào
Meaning
to check; to collate; to proofread
Strokes
10
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 校 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰木交

In this compound, the meaning comes from 木 (wood); 交 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

木mù交jiāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 校 step by step

10 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 校

Common words using 校 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

xué学xiào校
HSK 1

school

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yè夜xiào校
HSK 7-9

evening school

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shàng上xiào校

high ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel

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zhōng中xiào校

middle ranking officer in Chinese army; lieutenant colonel; commander

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zhù住xiào校

to board at school

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fēn分xiào校

branch of a school

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fù副xiào校zhǎng长

vice-principal

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míng名xiào校

famous school

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