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jiǎo

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jiǎo Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
jiǎo | jiao3
English translation
hinge; scissors, shears; to cut

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About jiǎo

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Number of strokes

11

Traditional form

jiǎo

Contains the radical

jīn

Part of speech

Verb / 动词 dòng cí Dòngcí

Learning hint

Objects with a metal  jīn joint  jiāo jiāo also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of jiǎo

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

钅交

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Example sentences using jiǎo

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dàn zài 中间 zhōngjiān jiǎo chǔ ,弯矩必定 bì dìng wéi líng .

But the bending moment at the central hinge must vanish.

他们 tā men de 轿车 jiào chē 一辆铰接式货车 huò chē 迎面 yíngmiàn 相撞 xiāng zhuàng le

Their car was in a head-on smash with an articulated lorry.

yòng 铰链 jiǎo liàn 镜子 jìngzi 外框连接 lián jiē zài 一起 yīqǐ

The mirror was hinged to a surrounding frame.

zài 那片寂静 jìjìng 之中 zhī zhōng 铰链 jiǎo liàn 吱吱嘎嘎 zī zī gā gā de 声音 shēngyīn yǐn 起来 qǐlai 很响

The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence.

弗朗西斯决定 juédìng 机器 jīqì Zàng zài dài 铰链 jiǎo liàn de 嵌板 de 后面 hòumian

Frances decided to conceal the machine behind a hinged panel.

Words with jiǎo

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
铰链 jiǎo liàn hinge鉸鏈
jiǎo scissors jiǎo
铰刀 jiǎo dāo reamer鉸刀

jiǎo Decomposition & Compounds

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