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教 jiào
Explanation: teach; instruct
教导 instruct  教会 church

“教”（  ）的右边是一只手握着一根棍子（ ）；而左边是小孩因受体罚后留在头上的疤痕（ ）。从这个字看出古时候的教育制度是多么严格。
 The original character showed a hand holding a stick on the right side（  ）, and on the lower left, a child with some kind of marks on its head from being beaten（ ）, This shows how education was in the old days, discipline was strict and , as shown in this character, often involved physical punishment.