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焦

Character

焦 jiāo

HSK 6Character

burnt (as in 烧焦, burnt food)

Radical
灬
Strokes
12
Structure
Top–bottom
Parts
隹 灬
Traditional
焦
Frequency
#1867 most common character
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Meaning

jiāo

jiao1
  1. burnt (as in 烧焦, burnt food)
  2. very worried, not able to relax (as in 焦急)
  3. a Chinese family name

Examples

  • 面包烧焦了，我不能吃了。

    miàn bāo shāo jiāo le, wǒ bù néng chī le

    The bread is burnt. I can't eat it.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 我很焦急，因为明天有考试。

    wǒ hěn jiāo jí, yīn wèi míng tiān yǒu kǎo shì

    I am very worried because I have a test tomorrow.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 焦先生是我的老师。

    jiāo xiān shēng shì wǒ de lǎo shī

    Mr. Jiao is my teacher.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 12 strokes

Speed

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Words with 焦

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焦点jiāo diǎnThe thing people look at or talk about the most.WordHSK 6焦急jiāo jívery worried and not able to relax or wait calmlyWordHSK 7–9焦虑jiāo lǜfeeling very worried and nervous about somethingWordHSK 7–9焦距jiāo jùthe distance in a camera lens that makes things look big or smallWordHSK 7–9焦躁jiāo zàoanxious and restless; unable to stay calm or wait patientlyWordHSK 7–9
焦作jiāo zuòJiaozuo, prefecture-level city in Henan Province 河南省 (Hé nán Shěng)See 焦作市WordUnreviewed
焦化jiāo huàto cokeWord
焦噪jiāo zàoanxious and restless; unable to stay calm or wait patientlyVariant of 焦躁WordUnreviewed
焦土jiāo tǔscorched earthWord焦外jiāo wàibokeh (photography)Word焦油jiāo yóutarWord焦灼jiāo zhuó(literary) deeply worriedWord

Same radical 灬

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