xiào school; military officer

Made up of [ wood; wooden radical 75, jiāo to hand over; to deliver; to turn over ]
Made with 10 strokes.
The 'jiao' element gives rough phonetic, 'wood' may be taken to mean growth and nurturing

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Also uses component: bǎn (board) bēi (cup) ; běn (root) ; cài (vegetable) ; cǎi (color) ; chá (tea) ; chái (firewood) ; chuáng (bed) ; gān (pole) ; guǒ (fruit) ; (machine) ; jìn (to prohibit) ; jìn (to prohibit) ; (tangerine) ; (of plants) ; lái (arrive) ; (plum) ; (pear) ; lín (forest) ; lóu (multi-story building) ; (board game) ; qín (Qin) ; qīn (parent) ; róu (soft) ; shā (to kill) ; shù (tree) ; shù (method) ; song (Song) ; tiáo (strip) ; wèi (not yet) ; xián (to stay idle) ; xiāng (each other) ; (chair) ; zhí (to plant) ; zhī (branch) ; zhuō (table)
Also uses jiāo component: jiào (comparatively) jiǎo (dumpling) ; jiāo (suburbs) ; jiāo (to glue) ; xiào (effect) ; yǎo (to bite)

Sounds same

xiào (smile) ; xiào (filial piety or obedience) ; xiào (effect)

Different tone

xiǎo (small)

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