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jiāo

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jiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāo | jiao1
English translation
to pour liquid
to irrigate (using waterwheel)
to water
to cast (molten metal)
to mold
to spray, to sprinkle, to water

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About jiāo

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Number of strokes

9

Traditional form

jiāo

Contains the radical

shuǐ

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

water

Etymology of jiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

氵尧

Semantic compound

shuǐ

Phonetic compound

yáo

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. shuǐ represents the meaning and yáo represents the sound. Simplified form of jiāo .

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Example sentences using jiāo

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记住 jì zhu gěi Huā 浇水 jiāo shuǐ , háng ?

You will remember about watering the flowers, won't you?

东芝 Dōng zhī zài 中国 Zhōngguó 舆论 yúlùn duī jiǎo xià suǒ 做的解释 jiěshì 简直 jiǎnzhí shì 火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu . gēng duō 中国 Zhōngguó rén gěi 惹火 rě huǒ le .

That was adding insult to injury. Even more Chinese people were infuriated.

这些 zhè xiē Huā Néng 浇水 jiāo shuǐ tài duō , 否则 fǒuzé huì làn diào de .

Don't give those flowers too much water, they will damp off.

zhè zhèn 大雨 dà yǔ 公园 gōngyuán de Huā 全浇 huài le .

The heavy rain has spoilt the flowers in the park.

yòng Shuǐ jiāo de liǎn , 这样 zhè yàng huì 使 shǐ 他清醒过来 guò lái .

Splash water over his face, it'll help to wake him.

Words with jiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiāo to water jiāo
浇水 jiāo shuǐ to water (plants etc)澆水
浇灌 jiāo guàn to water澆灌
火上浇油 huǒ shàng jiāo yóu to enrage people and make matters worse火上澆油
浇注 jiāo zhù to cast (metal)澆注
浇铸 jiāo zhù to mold澆鑄
借酒浇愁 jiè jiǔ jiāo chóu to drown one's sorrows (in alcohol)借酒澆愁
盖浇饭 gài jiāo fàn rice with meat and vegetables蓋澆飯
浇冷水 jiāo lěng shuǐ to pour cold water澆冷水

jiāo Decomposition & Compounds

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jiāo Decomposition

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