叫(jiào)

HSK 15 strokes

to shout

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Character information

Pinyin
jiào
Meaning
to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
Strokes
5
HSK level
HSK 1
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 叫 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰口丩

In this compound, the meaning comes from 口 (mouth); 丩 supplies the sound.

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

Made of

口kǒu丩jiū

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 叫 step by step

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

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Words with 叫

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

jiào叫zuò作
HSK 2

to call; to be called

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jiào叫hǎo好
HSK 7-9

to applaud

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jiào叫bǎn板
HSK 7-9

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking…

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luàn乱jiào叫

to inconsiderately shout

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jiào叫zuò做

to be called; to be known as

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jiào叫tíng停

(sports) to call a time-out

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jiào叫hǎn喊

exclamation

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jiào叫huàn唤

to cry out

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From 叫’s common words

作好板乱做停喊唤

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