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jiāo

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jiāo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiāo | jiao1
English translation
seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail

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About jiāo

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Number of strokes

15

Traditional form

jiāo

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

woman

Etymology of jiāo

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

女喬

Semantic compound

Phonetic compound

qiáo

Explanation

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

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Words with jiāo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
jiāo lovable jiāo
娇小 jiāo xiǎo petite嬌小
撒娇 sā jiāo to throw a tantrum撒嬌
娇嫩 jiāo nen fragile嬌嫩
娇生惯养 jiāo shēng guàn yǎng pampered and spoiled since childhood嬌生慣養
娇气 jiāoqì delicate嬌氣
娇艳 jiāo yàn tender and beautiful嬌豔
娇媚 jiāo mèi flirtatious嬌媚
娇羞 jiāo xiū bashful嬌羞
娇惯 jiāo guàn to pamper嬌慣
娇弱 jiāo ruò delicate嬌弱
娇贵 jiāo guì pampered嬌貴
娇滴滴 jiāo dī dī sweet嬌滴滴
娇嗔 jiāo chēn (of a girl) to feign anger coquettishly嬌嗔
娇美 jiāo měi dainty嬌美
娇纵 jiāo zòng to pamper嬌縱
娇宠 jiāo chǒng to indulge嬌寵
金屋藏娇 jīn wū cáng jiāo a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved woman金屋藏嬌
陈娇 Chén Jiāo Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝 Hàn Wǔ dì [Hàn​Wǔ​dì], died c. 110 BC陳嬌
娇儿 jiāo ér beloved son嬌兒

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