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
教训
jiàoxun
lesson
Characters in this word
训 xùn
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 讠 — words, speech
- Made of
- 讠 words, speech 川 stream, river
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这是教训。 Zhè shì jiàoxun. This is a lesson.
- 他得到教训。 Tā dédào jiàoxun. He learns a lesson.
- 别忘了教训。 Bié wàng le jiàoxun. Do not forget the lesson.