Memory phrase for the character: 教
教
Meaning
to educate, teach, religion Pronunciation jiāo, jiào Explanation Left: filial obedience 孝 (... An old man 耂 with a stick/cane ノ teaches them to a child 子), right: strike 攵/攴 (a hand 又 with a further stick 卜)
Mnemonic
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On this earth children a striked with a stick as: education. Radicals
孝
filial piety It is described by an old man 耂 being above the child 子.
攴
rap, strike Shows originally a hand 又 with a whip 卜. It is usually simplified to 攵. Other radicals with a hand are: 又寸廾爫手扌
耂
old man With this radical an old man seems to support himself with his stick ノ on the ground 土?
子
child A child with an oversized head 乛, body 亅 and two outstretched arms 一 is seeking support.
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Vocabulary
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教学 jiào xué
teacher and student; education
屡教不改
lǚ jiào bù gǎi
lit. not to change, despite repeated admonition; incorrigible; unrepentant
白莲教 Bái lián jiào
White Lotus society
宋教仁 Sòng Jiào rén
Song Jiaoren (1882-1913), politician of the revolutionary party involved in the 1911 Xinhai revolution, murdered in Shanghai in 1913
教会 jiāo huì
to show; to teach
佛教 fó jiào
Buddhism
教材 jiào cái
teaching material
教授 jiào shòu
professor; to instruct; to lecture on
教训 jiào xun
a lesson; a moral; to chide sb; to lecture sb
宗教 zōng jiào
religion
教导 jiào dǎo
to instruct; to teach; guidance; teaching
教导 jiào dǎo
Japanese kanji, please follow this link . 
彐右及尹君聿隶兼殳
