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jiào

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jiào Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiào | jiao4
English translation
cellar, storeroom

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About jiào

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Number of strokes

12

Traditional form

jiào

Contains the radical

xué

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

cave

Etymology of jiào

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

穴告

Semantic compound

xué

Phonetic compound

gào

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. xué represents the meaning and gào represents the sound.

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Example sentences using jiào

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杰克 Jié kè Cóng 地窖 dì jiào 中翻 zhǎo chū 雪橇 xuě qiāo .

Jack dug his sled out of the cellar.

地窖 dì jiào yǒu shí jīn dōng zhù 大白菜 dà bái cài .

There are dozens of cabbages stored in winter.

Zhī zhú zhào liàng zhāo 黑暗 hēi àn de 地窖 dì jiào .

A solitary candle lightened the darkness of the cellar.

参观 cānguān 酒窖 jiǔ jiào qián 游客 yóu kè men xiān 观看 guān kàn le 有声 de 视频 shìpín 介绍 jièshào

Visitors are shown an audio-visual presen-tation before touring the cellars.

酿熟期 de 长短 cháng duǎn yóu 地窖 dì jiào de 主人 zhǔrén 决定 juédìng

The period of maturation is determined by the cellar master.

Words with jiào

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
地窖 dì jiào cellar地窖 dì jiào
jiào cellar jiào
酒窖 jiǔ jiào wine cellar酒窖 jiǔ jiào
冰窖 bīng jiào icehouse冰窖 bīng jiào

jiào Decomposition & Compounds

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