• 491st most frequent character
  • Adds ~0.04% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 34 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
3Graphical

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jiào (jiao4)comparatively • (preposition comparing difference in degree) • to contrast • to compare • rather • fairly • clearly (different) • markedly • to haggle over • to quibble

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as '' (ju1). It has the same pinyin initial.
2. Pronunciation clue for jiào (jiao4)The component is pronounced as 'jiāo' (jiao1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Common

比较 (比較)

Uncommon

斤斤计较 (斤斤計較)
计较 (計較)
较为 (較為)
较量 (較量)

RareShow 29

#Back to top
  • 1356th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 2 dictionary entries
  • Appears in 64 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
No glyph available
3Graphical
丿

Pinyin & Meaning

1. jìn (jin4)strength • energy • enthusiasm • spirit • mood • expression • interest • CL:把[ba3]
2. jìng (jing4)stalwart • sturdy • strong • powerful

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.
📚Save to a study list and track your progressSign up to create custom character lists, mark characters as learned, and build your knowledge step by step.

Example Words

Common

使劲 (使勁)
劲儿 (勁兒)
差劲 (差勁)
强劲 (強勁)
没劲 (沒勁)
费劲 (費勁)

Uncommon

一个劲 (一個勁)
不对劲 (不對勁)
不得劲 (不得勁)
劲敌 (勁敵)
劲头 (勁頭)
对劲 (對勁)
带劲 (帶勁)
干劲 (幹勁)
冲劲 (衝勁)
起劲 (起勁)
较劲 (較勁)

RareShow 47

Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
If you see questions marks or too many "block" characters, especially when it comes to level 3 decomposition you might need the correct font.