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教诲 (jiào huì) — to teach respectfully, to instruct; to admonish, to give earnest advice

Definition

教诲 (jiàohuì) means to teach or admonish with respect and earnestness, often from a senior figure (teacher, elder). More formal and weighty than everyday 教 (teach).

verb
to teach respectfullyto instructto admonishto give earnest advice

Examples

  • 教诲。
    Lǎo shī jīng cháng jiào huì wǒ men nǔ lì xué xí.
    The teacher often instructs us to study hard.
  • 教诲。
    Tā zhūn zhūn jiào huì wǒ men zuò rén de dào lǐ.
    He earnestly admonishes us about the principles of being a good person.
  • 教诲。
    Fù qīn cháng cháng jiào huì wǒ men yào chéng shí.
    My father often teaches us to be honest.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

教jiàoteach
诲huìinstruct

教 means teach and 诲 means instruct; together they express earnest teaching or admonition.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
子子zǐchild
攵Written in full as攴pūteaching cane; stick that represents authority
Sound part声符shēngfú
爻
爻yáo教jiào
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

教 uses 爻 for its sound and puts 子 (child) with 攵 (攴), a teaching cane, to show teaching a child.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 誨; 诲 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
言言yán
Sound part声符shēngfú
每
每měi誨huì
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 誨 has 言 for the idea of speech and 每 for the sound; the simplified 诲 is a later shorthand.

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