HSK 3.0 · LEVEL 1
学校
School (a place for learning and education)
Free Chinese vocabulary flashcard · HSK 1
Why does 学校 look like this?
学 (Xué): '子' (child) under a roof '宀', symbolizing a child learning under a teacher's guidance. 校 (Xiào): '木' (wood) + '交' (exchange/intermingle). Historically, buildings were wood, and schools are places where knowledge is exchanged! Together, they form 'School'.