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郊 (jiāo): Suburbs — Stroke Order & Writing Guide

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How to write 郊 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 郊

郊 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

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郊=交intersect+阝city

The intersection (交) outside the city (阝) marks the suburbs — suburb or outskirts.

4.

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5.

HSK Vocabulary: 郊

HSK words that contain this character.

郊区

jiāo qū

suburbs; outskirts

郊外

jiāo wài

outskirts

郊游

jiāo yóu

Outing

6.

Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how 郊 is used in context

zhōu周

mò末

wǒ我

men们

jì计

huà划

qù去

jiāo郊

yóu游

。

We plan to go on an outing this weekend.

wǒ我

men们

zhù住

zài在

ān安

jìng静

de的

jiāo郊

qū

jiāo郊

wài外

de的

kōng空

qì气

hěn很

xīn新

xiān鲜

。

Information

Pinyinjiāo

Meaningsuburbs

Strokes8

Radical阝

Traditional郊

StructureLeft-Right

Frequency#1059

Zhuyinㄐㄧㄠ

UnicodeU+90CA

CangjieYRHVL

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区

。

We live in a quiet suburb.

The air is very fresh in the outskirts.

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