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
教练
jiàoliàn
coach
Characters in this word
练 liàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 柬 card, letter, invitation, note
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 教练很严格。 Jiàoliàn hěn yángé. The coach is very strict.
- 我的教练来了。 Wǒ de jiàoliàn lái le. My coach has come.
- 教练教游泳。 Jiàoliàn jiāo yóuyǒng. The coach teaches swimming.