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矫

jiáo

Character Traditional 矯

What 矫 means

1. used in {矫情|jiáo qing}

Other readings

矫 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• jiǎoto correct; to rectify; to redress
• Jiǎosurname Jiao

Example sentences

• 我是一名牙齿矫正医师。
  I'm an orthodontist.
• 身手矫健的棕狐狸跃过懒洋洋的狗。
  The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
• 身手矫健的棕狐狸跃过懒洋洋的棕狗。
  The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy brown dog.
• 身手矫健的棕狐狸没有跃过懒洋洋的狗。
  The quick brown fox did not jump over the lazy dog.
• 真理的语言必定是朴实无华、毫无矫饰的。
  The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.
• 人生如梦，如影随形，像个蹩脚的演员，在舞台上虚张声势、矫揉造作一小时，然后便销声匿迹。人生如白痴讲的故事，喧嚣吵杂，却毫无意义。
  Life's but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage, and then is heard no more. It is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.

Words starting with 矫

• 矫情jiǎo qíngaffected; unnatural; pretentious
• 矫正jiǎo zhèngto correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure
• 矫健jiǎo jiànstrong and healthy; vigorous
• 矫揉造作jiǎo róu zào zuòpretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
• 矫形jiǎo xíngorthopedic (e.g. surgery)
• 矫捷jiǎo jiévigorous and nimble; athletic
• 矫治jiǎo zhìto correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
• 矫直jiǎo zhíto straighten; (fig.) to mend one's ways
• 矫矫jiǎo jiǎogallant; brave; preeminent
• 矫饰jiǎo shìto put on airs; to pretend sth is better than it is; affectation
• 矫味剂jiǎo wèi jìcorrective agent; flavoring agent
• 矫直机jiǎo zhí jī(manufacturing) straightening machine; straightener
• 矫形外科jiǎo xíng wài kēorthopedic surgery
• 矫形牙套jiǎo xíng yá tàoorthodontic brace
• 矫形医生jiǎo xíng yī shēngorthopedic doctor
• 矫正透镜jiǎo zhèng tòu jìngcorrecting lens
• 矫枉过正jiǎo wǎng guò zhèngto overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
• 矫诏jiǎo zhàothe pretense of acting on imperial order
• 矫枉过直jiǎo wǎng guò zhísee 矫枉过正

Words containing 矫

• 齿列矫正chǐ liè jiǎo zhèngorthodontic treatment; orthodontics
• 牙齿矫正器yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qìorthodontic braces
• 齿颚矫正学chǐ è jiǎo zhèng xué(Taiwan) orthodontics
• 齿列矫正器chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng qìsee 牙齿矫正器

Characters built on 乔

These share the phonetic component 乔 (qiáo), which is why their readings rhyme. Learning them as a family is far cheaper than learning them one at a time.

• 桥qiáobridge
• 骄jiāoproud; arrogant
• 娇jiāolovable; pampered; tender
• 侨qiáoemigrant; to reside abroad
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 荞qiáocommon mallow (Malva sinensis); variant of 荞
• 峤jiàohighest peak
• 挢jiǎoto raise; to lift; to pretend

Characters that look like 矫

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 桥qiáobridge
• 鹅égoose
• 轿jiàosedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 婿xùson-in-law; husband
• 蛎lìoyster
• 绺liǔskein; tuft; lock

Sounds the same

Read jiáo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 嚼to chew; also pr. jué