校 xiào school
How to remember 校: 木 tree + 交 hand over = school. Under the old tree by the gate, nervous parents queue to hand over the fees on the first day of school.
Component breakdown
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
校 = 木 tree + 交 hand over
- 木 tree meaning
- 交 hand over sound
- 亠 lid
- 父 father
Under the old tree by the gate, nervous parents queue to hand over the fees on the first day of school.
How it came to be
In the small seal form, the tree gives the meaning and the part beside it gives the sound.
How it is used
- 'School': 学校 (xuéxiào) school, 校园 (xiàoyuán) campus, 校长 (xiàozhǎng) principal.
- Reading trap: it's jiào when meaning 'to proofread/collate': 校对 (jiàoduì) proofread.
Words with 校
Example sentences
- 学校离我家很远。 Xuéxiào lí wǒ jiā hěn yuǎn.The school is far away from my home.
- 我家离学校很近。 Wǒ jiā lí xuéxiào hěn jìn.My house is very close to school.
- 他离开家去学校。 Tā líkāi jiā qù xuéxiào.He left home and went to school.
- 让我来介绍一下,这是我的校长。 Ràng wǒ lái jièshào yī xià zhè shì wǒde xiàozhǎng.Allow me to introduce you, this is my principal.