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礁

jiāo

Character

What 礁 means

1. reef
2. shoal rock

Example sentences

• 珊瑚礁是这个地区的主要景点。
  Shānhújiāo shì zhège dìqū de zhǔyào jǐngdiǎn.
  The coral reef is the region's prime attraction.

Words starting with 礁

• 礁石jiāo shíreef
• 礁岛jiāo dǎoreef island
• 礁湖jiāo húlagoon
• 礁湖星云Jiāo hú Xīng yúnLagoon Nebula, M8

Words containing 礁

• 珊瑚礁shān hú jiāocoral reef
• 堡礁bǎo jiāobarrier reef
• 暗礁àn jiāosubmerged reef (rock)
• 浅礁qiǎn jiāoshallow reef; shoal
• 环礁huán jiāoatoll
• 触礁chù jiāo(of a ship) to strike a reef; (fig.) to hit a snag
• 大堡礁Dà bǎo jiāoGreat Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
• 斯卡伯勒礁Sī kǎ bó lè JiāoScarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)
• 比基尼环礁Bǐ jī ní Huán jiāoBikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands, former US nuclear test site in the Pacific
• 牛轭礁Niú è JiāoNiu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the…

Characters built on 焦

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

• 瞧qiáoto look at; to see; to see (a doctor)
• 蕉jiāobanana
• 憔qiáoused in 憔悴
• 樵qiáofirewood; gather wood
• 谯qiáodrum tower
• 鹪jiāoeastern wren
• 醮jiàoto perform sacrifice
• 噍jiàoto chew

Characters that look like 礁

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

• 瞧qiáoto look at; to see; to see (a doctor)
• 穗suìear of grain; tassel; fringe
• 踵zhǒngto arrive; to follow; heel
• 糠kānghusk; (of a radish etc) spongy (and therefore unappetising)
• 镛yōnglarge bell
• 镦dūnupsetting (forged pieces)

Sounds the same

Read jiāo, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 教to teach; to instruct
• 交to hand over; to deliver; to pay (money); to turn over; to make friends…
• 蕉banana
• 骄proud; arrogant
• 郊suburbs; outskirts
• 胶to glue; glue; gum
• 椒pepper
• 浇to pour liquid; to irrigate (using waterwheel); to water
• 焦burnt; scorched; charred
• 娇lovable; pampered; tender
• 跤a tumble; a fall
• 姣cunning; pretty