校 (xiào) - school & to check

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xiào ｜ 10 strokes ｜ radical:

想信

校 · xiào

school;

to check;

to proofread;

to compare;

military rank (field officer)

schoolto checkto proofread

Usage highlights

schoolschoolmateproofreadschool badgeschool songprincipal

Synonyms

  • 学— learning; school
  • 验— to verify; to test
  • 核— to check; to examine

Antonyms

  • 误— error; mistake
  • 错— wrong; incorrect

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • I go to school (学校) every day.
  • Please proofread this document (校对).
  • The colonel inspected the troops (上校).
  • We need to compare the data (校核).

Collocations

  • school(学校)
  • schoolmate(校友)
  • proofread(校对)
  • school badge(校徽)
  • school song(校歌)
  • principal(校长)

Idioms

  • To correct mistakes when you see them(校短量长)
  • To compare and evaluate(校短推长)
  • To carefully examine and correct(校勘整理)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally meant 'wooden shackles' or 'fetters' in ancient times, later extended to mean 'to compare' and 'to check'.
  • In educational context, refers to institutions of learning, derived from the meaning of 'place for comparison/correction'.
  • In military context, used for field officer ranks (major, lieutenant colonel, colonel).

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