矫

Character

矫 jiǎo · jiáo

HSK 7–9Character2 readings

to correct

Radical: 矢
Strokes: 11
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 矢乔
Traditional: 矯
Frequency: #3022 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiǎoMain reading jiáoRare reading

jiǎo

jiao3Main readingHSK 7–9

to correct CC-CEDICT
to rectify CC-CEDICT
to redress CC-CEDICT
strong CC-CEDICT
brave CC-CEDICT
to pretend CC-CEDICT
to feign CC-CEDICT
affectation CC-CEDICT
surname Jiao CC-CEDICT

Words that use “矫” as jiǎo

矫正jiǎo zhèngto correct somethingWordHSK 7–9 矫健jiǎo jiànstrong and healthyWord 矫形jiǎo xíngorthopedicWord 矫情jiáo qing(Beijing dialect) argumentativeWord+1 reading 矫捷jiǎo jiévigorous and nimbleWord 矫治jiǎo zhìto correctWord 矫直jiǎo zhíto straightenWord 矫矫jiǎo jiǎogallantWord

jiáo

jiao2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiǎo.

used in 矫情 (jiáo qing) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “矫” as jiáo

矫情jiáo qing(Beijing dialect) argumentativeWord+1 reading

Stroke order

Practice writing 矫

Draw “矫” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

医生帮他矫正了牙齿。
yī shēng bāng tā jiǎo zhèng le yá chǐ
The doctor helped fix his teeth.
AI-generated sentence
老师想矫正我的错误。
lǎo shī xiǎng jiǎo zhèng wǒ de cuò wù
The teacher wants to correct my mistakes.
AI-generated sentence
你别太矫情了。
nǐ bié tài jiáo qing le
Don't be so difficult.
AI-generated sentence

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Same radical 矢

All characters with 矢 →

知zhī 短duǎn 矩jǔ 矮ǎi 矣yǐ 矢shǐ 矯jiǎo 矧shěn 矦hóu 矬cuó

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