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叫 (jiào): To call — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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1.

Animated Stroke Order 叫

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How to write 叫 — animated stroke order

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2.

Readings & Meanings

叫has 2 distinct senses for the same pronunciation

jiào
  • to call; to be named
    v.HSK 1
  • to call; to be called; to ask
    v./prep.
3.

Stroke Order Diagrams 叫

叫 stroke order diagram
4.

Character Breakdown

Left-Right
叫
口kǒu · mouth
丩jiū
叫=
5.

Printable Writing Worksheet: 叫

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6.

How to Use 叫

Calling out praise or challenge

In words like 叫好 and 叫板, 叫 (jiào) expresses a vocal action of evaluation or confrontation.

叫好 • jiào hǎo • Applaud / cheer • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
7.

Example Sentences

tā他
zài在
bǐ比
sài赛
zhōng中
dà大
shēng

Information

Pinyinjiào
Meaningto call; to be named
Strokes5
Radical口
Traditional叫
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#65
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄠˋ
UnicodeU+53EB
CangjieRVIS
HSK 3.0 · L1
口kǒu · mouth
+丩jiū
jiào叫
hǎo好

Applaud / cheer

叫板 • jiào bǎn • Challenge / defy • HSK 3.0 · L7-9
HSK 3.0 · L7-9
jiào叫
bǎn板

Challenge / defy

声
jiào叫
hǎn喊
。

He shouted loudly during the competition.

nǐ你
jiào叫
tā他
shén什
me么
míng名
zi字
?

What do you call him? / What is his name?

wǒ我
jiào叫
lǐ李
míng明
。

My name is Li Ming.

guān观
zhòng众
wèi为
jīng精
cǎi彩
de的
biǎo表
yǎn演
jiào叫
hǎo好
。

The audience applauded the wonderful performance.

qǐng请
míng明
tiān天
zǎo早
shàng上
qī七
diǎn点
jiào叫
xǐng醒
wǒ我
。

Please wake me up at seven tomorrow morning.

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