校
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jiào / xiào · school

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Readings & meanings

校 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

jiào

to check; to collate; to proofread

校对jiào duì · proofreader
xiào

(bound form) school; college; (bound form) (military) field officer

学校xué xiào · school
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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木Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 校

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jiàoto check; to collate; to proofread
xiào(bound form) school; college; (bound form) (military) field officer
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Example sentences

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Wǒ de xué xiào lǐ yǒu yì bǎi gè rén.我的学校里有一百个人。

There are one hundred people in my school.

Source: Tatoeba #3890918 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā bǎ tā de gǒu dài dào xué xiào qù le.他把他的狗带到学校去了。

He brought his dog to school.

Source: Tatoeba #676494 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ shì zhège xué xiào de xué shēng.我是这个学校的学生。

I am a student of this school.

Source: Tatoeba #336240 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Nǐ de xué xiào zài zhège chéng shì ma?你的学校在这个城市吗?

Is your school in this town?

Source: Tatoeba #332900 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè shì wǒ men de xué xiào.这是我们的学校。

This is my school.

Source: Tatoeba #2386259 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā wèn tā tā shì bu shì zhège xué xiào de xué shēng.她问他他是不是这个学校的学生。

She asked him if he was a student at this school.

Source: Tatoeba #11243442 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 校 in context

  1. Say jiào / xiào, then recall the core meaning: school.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 学校 (xué xiào), meaning “school”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 校 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.