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校

xiào

HSK 1 Character

What 校 means

1. bound formschool; college
2. bound formmilitaryfield officer

Other readings

校 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiàoto check; to collate; to proofread

Example sentences

• 她上夜校。
  Tā shàngyè xiào.
  She goes to night school.
• 我去学校。
  I go to school.
• 你在学校。
  You are at school.
• 我喜欢去学校
  Wǒ xǐhuan qù xuéxiào
  I like to go to school.
• 我去学校了。
  I'm going to school.
• 学校在哪儿？
  Where is the school?

Words starting with 校

• 校长xiào zhǎng(college, university) president; headmaster
• 校园xiào yuáncampus
• 校友xiào yǒuschoolmate; alumnus; alumna
• 校区xiào qūcampus
• 校门xiào ménschool gate
• 校方xiào fāngthe school (as a party in negotiations, a dispute etc); the school authorities
• 校内xiào nèion-campus; intramural
• 校外xiào wàioff campus
• 校对jiào duìproofreader; to proofread; to calibrate
• 校庆xiào qìnganniversary of the founding of a school
• 校服xiào fúschool uniform
• 校舍xiào shèschool building
• 校车xiào chēschool bus
• 校规xiào guīschool rules and regulations
• 校正jiào zhèngto proofread and correct; to edit and rectify; to correct
• 校训xiào xùnschool motto
• 校风xiào fēngthe tone of a school; campus atmosphere
• 校刊xiào kānschool magazine
• 校名xiào míngschool name
• 校尉xiào wèimilitary officer
• 校徽xiào huīschool badge; college insignia; university crest
• 校际xiào jìinterschool; intercollegiate
• 校验jiào yànto check; to examine
• 校地xiào dì(Taiwan) the land on which a school is built (or is intended to be built)

Words containing 校

• 学校xué xiàoschool
• 高校gāo xiàouniversities and colleges; abbr. for 高等学校
• 院校yuàn xiàocollege; academy; educational institution
• 在校zài xiào(attributive) to be enrolled in a school (or university etc)
• 母校mǔ xiàoalma mater
• 名校míng xiàofamous school
• 上校shàng xiàohigh ranking officer in Chinese army; colonel
• 高等学校gāo děng xué xiàocolleges and universities
• 留校liú xiàoto join the faculty of one's alma mater upon graduation…
• 干校gàn xiàoschool for cadres; May 7 Cadre School 五七干校
• 分校fēn xiàobranch of a school
• 住校zhù xiàoto board at school
• 少校shào xiàojunior ranking officer in Chinese army; major; lieutenant commander
• 军校jūn xiàomilitary school; military academy
• 驾校jià xiàodriving school; abbr. for 驾驶学校
• 返校fǎn xiàoto return to school
• 公立学校gōng lì xué xiàopublic school
• 党校dǎng xiào(political) party school
• 大校dà xiàosenior ranking officer in Chinese army; senior colonel
• 中校zhōng xiàomiddle ranking officer in Chinese army; lieutenant colonel; commander
• 技校jì xiàovocational high school (abbr. for 技工学校
• 夜校yè xiàoevening school; night school
• 体校tǐ xiàosports school; physical education school (abbr. for 体育学校
• 女校nǚ xiàoall-girls school

Characters built on 交

These share the phonetic component 交 (jiāo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
• 较jiào(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to
• 胶jiāoto glue; glue; gum
• 郊jiāosuburbs; outskirts
• 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring
• 狡jiǎocrafty; cunning; sly
• 铰jiǎoscissors; to cut (with scissors)
• 跤jiāoa tumble; a fall

Characters that look like 校

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 核hépit; stone; nucleus
• 授shòu(bound form) to confer; to give; (bound form) to teach; to instruct; (literary) to appoint
• 徙xǐ(literary) to change one's residence
• 胶jiāoto glue; glue; gum
• 梳shūto comb; (bound form) a comb
• 狡jiǎocrafty; cunning; sly

Sounds the same

Read xiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 笑to laugh; to smile; to laugh at
• 效to imitate (variant of 效
• 孝filial piety or obedience; mourning apparel
• 肖similar; resembling; to resemble
• 啸(of people) to whistle; (of birds and animals) to screech; to howl; to roar
• 哮pant; roar; bark (of animals)
• 恔cheerful
• 薢woody climbing plant
• 歗old variant of 啸