xiào敩（斆）
敩（斆）
archaic
variant
Meaning of 敩
敩 means to teach; to instruct; to imitate; to follow the example of; to mimic. Pronounced xiào.
- to teach; to instruct
- to imitate; to follow the example of; to mimic
Character Info
Radical攴
Strokes20
Components
學
攵
Stroke Order
敩
Definitions & Examples
Xiào斆
xué学
xiāng相
zhǎng长
，
shī师
shēng生
gòng共
tóng同
jìn进
bù步
。
Teaching and learning promote each other, with teachers and students progressing together.
Shàn善
rén人
zhě者
，
bù不
shàn善
rén人
zhī之
shī師
；
bù不
shàn善
rén人
zhě者
，
shàn善
rén人
zhī之
zī資
。
Bù不
guì貴
qí其
shī師
，
bù不
ài愛
qí其
zī資
，
suī雖
zhì智
dà大
mí迷
，
shì是
wèi謂
yào要
miào妙
。
（
老
子
，
斆
即
教
之
意
）
Good people are teachers of the less good; the less good are resources for the good. Not valuing teachers or loving resources leads to great confusion despite wisdom—this is the essence. (Laozi, where 斆 carries the meaning of teaching)