(jiāo)

12 strokes

a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
jiāo
Meaning
a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods; see also 蛟龙
Strokes
12
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰虫交

In this compound, the meaning comes from (worm); supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write step by step

12 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with

Common words using — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiāo

see 蛟河市[Jiao1 he2 Shi4]

Open 蛟河 page →
jiāolóng

legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods

Open 蛟龙 page →

Jiaohe, a county-level city in Jilin City 吉林市[Ji2 lin2 Shi4], Jilin

Open 蛟河市 page →

Related characters

From ’s common words

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