教 jiāo
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 攵 — to rap, to tap
- Made of
- 孝 filial piety, obedience 攵 to rap, to tap
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
教材
jiàocái
textbook; teaching material
Characters in this word
材 cái
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 木 — tree
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 教材在桌上。 Jiàocái zài zhuō shàng. The textbook is on the table.
- 这本教材很好。 Zhè běn jiàocái hěn hǎo. This textbook is very good.
- 我买新教材。 Wǒ mǎi xīn jiàocái. I buy new teaching materials.