诲 (huì): to teach

Meanings

老师诲人不倦，深受学生爱戴。

Lǎoshī huìrénbùjuàn, shēnshòu xuésheng àidài.

The teacher instructs tirelessly and is well loved by students.

他得益于恩师的教诲。

Tā déyìyú ēnshī de jiàohuì.

He has benefited from his mentor's earnest teaching.

usage

诲 is somewhat formal. It appears in 教诲 (instruction, teaching, often from a respected elder) and the idiom 诲人不倦 (to teach tirelessly).

radical

讠 yán

speech; words (left-side form of 言)

The speech radical (left-side form of 言) marks this as a word about speaking; teaching is done through words.

phonetic

每 měi

each; every

On the right 每 supplies the sound, shifted from měi to huì. It serves purely as the phonetic element.

诲 huì