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珓

jiào

Character

What 珓 means

1. pair of hemispherical objects used in divination

Words containing 珓

• 杯珓bēi jiàosee 筊杯
• 碑珓bēi jiàovariant of 杯珓

Sounds the same

Read jiào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 叫to shout; to call; to order
• 较(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to
• 轿sedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 觉a nap; a sleep
• 校to check; to collate; to proofread
• 教(bound form) to teach; to instruct; a religion; to cause (sb to do sth)…
• 嚼used in 倒嚼
• 窖cellar; to store in a cellar
• 醮to perform sacrifice
• 酵yeast; leaven; fermentation; Taiwan pr. xiào
• 滘place name in Guangdong
• 峤highest peak

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