Chinese

教材

/t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵¹ t͡sʰaɪ̯³⁵/
teaching materials
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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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材 “material; stuff”
    • meaningChinese木 “tree; woody plant”
    • soundChinese才 “ability; gift; talent; capability”

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