Chinese symbol for “school”
学校
xué xiào
Traditional: 學校
school; measure word: 所 (suǒ)
The closest CC-CEDICT match for school is 学校 (xué xiào), defined as: school; measure word: 所 (suǒ).
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Characters and stroke order
Traditional forms
Other Chinese words for “school”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 校 | xiào | (bound form) school; college; (bound form) (military) field officer |
| 宗 | zōng | school; sect |
| 校方 | xiào fāng | the school (as a party in negotiations, a dispute etc); the school authorities |
| 学院 (學院) | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 黉 (黌) | hóng | school |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 学校.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 学生 (學生) | xué sheng | student; schoolchild |
| 大学 (大學) | dà xué | university; college; measure word: 所 (suǒ) |
| 学习 (學習) | xué xí | to learn; to study |
| 科学 (科學) | kē xué | science; scientific knowledge |
| 学院 (學院) | xué yuàn | college; educational institute |
| 校长 (校長) | xiào zhǎng | (college, university) president; headmaster |
| 校园 (校園) | xiào yuán | campus |
| 高校 | gāo xiào | universities and colleges; abbr. for 高等學校|高等学校 |
See also: Japanese symbol for “school”.
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