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The character "校" is composed of the semantic component 木, meaning wood, and the phonetic component 交, which also contributes to its meaning. Its earliest meanings were connected to wooden structures, specifically referring to a type of fence or a wooden prisoner's collar, ideas derived from the notion of crossed or intersecting wooden pieces. From this concrete origin, its meaning extended to more abstract applications of constraint and correction, giving rise to the verb senses of "to check", "to compare", and "to collate". This association with correction and ordered comparison logically led to its use in military ranks like "colonel" (大校), implying a structured hierarchy. The most common modern meaning, "school", developed from this same conceptual root; a school was understood as a place of instruction where knowledge is imparted and conduct is corrected, aligning with the character's foundational sense of imposing order and making proper comparisons. The traditional form of the character is identical to the simplified one.
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我在学校学习。
我们的校园很漂亮。
校长在礼堂讲话。
请你仔细校对这份文件。
下个月是学校的校庆。
校友会组织了一次活动。
学生们必须遵守校规。
这两所大学开展了校际交流。