校
xiào
#632 most
frequent character
(bound form) school, college
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
校 has 木 tree or wood as meaning part and 交 jiāo as sound part. It first meant a wooden pillory. The meaning verify or proofread was borrowed for sound, then compare. Read xiào, school was borrowed for sound too.
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