校 (jiào) — to proofread, to check, to collate (bound form,…

Definition

Read here as jiào (bound form meaning 'to proofread / collate'), appearing only in compounds like 校对, 校订, 校勘. Don't confuse with xiào ('school').

bound form

to proofreadto checkto collate (bound form, used in compounds)

校。
Zhè běn shū xū yào rèn zhēn jiào duì.
This book needs careful proofreading.
。
Biān jí zhèng zài jiào dìng xīn bǎn de jiào cái.
The editor is revising the new edition of the textbook.
校。
Gǔ jí jiào kān xū yào fēng fù de zhuān yè zhī shi.
Collating ancient texts requires extensive professional knowledge.

Sound + meaning

六书liùshū

形声xíngshēng

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

木交校

Meaning part形符xíngfú

木木mùtree

Sound part声符shēngfú

交

Close in sound todayThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

校 is built from 木 (tree) on the left and 交 on the right, which supplies the sound.

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