Chinese

教授

jiàoshòu
professor
  • HSK 4
  • TOCFL 6
  • 敎授

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  • characterChinese教 “to teach; to instruct”
    • soundChinese爻 “a figure composed of six stacked horizontal lines; a hexagram of the I Ching”
      • componentChinese乂 “original form of 刈 (yì, “to weed; to mow”)”
    • meaningChinese子 “child; offspring; descendant”
    • meaningChinese攴 “to hit lightly; to tap”
  • characterChinese授 “to give to; to transmit”
    • meaningChinese手 “hand (Classifier: 隻／只 m c mn; 雙／双 m mn; 對／对 c)”
    • soundChinese受 “to receive; to accept”
      • ideaChinese爪 “claw (of animal, bird); talon; paw; nail”
      • ideaChinese舟 “boat (Classifier: 葉／叶; 艘; 條／条; 隻／只)”
      • ideaChinese又 “again; once more”

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