学校
xué xiào · HSK 1
school
🏫 学 (study) + 校 (school) = place where studying happens
学 means to study or learn; 校 by itself means school or campus. Together they form the compound noun for school. The xué in 学 also shows up in 学生 (student) and 学习 (to study).
学 — hands 𦥑 + roof 冖 + child 子
Originally 學, depicting two hands manipulating something (often interpreted as counting rods or the 爻 trigram symbols) under a roof, with a child 子 below — a child learning under instruction. The simplified form 学 replaces the top with a stylized 龸. Core meaning has always been 'to study, learn'.