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轿

jiào

Character Traditional 轎

What 轿 means

1. sedan chair
2. palanquin
3. litter

Example sentences

• 我买不起这么贵的轿车。
  Wǒ mǎibuqǐ zhème guì de jiàochē.
  I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
• 我买不起这幺贵的轿车。
  I can't afford to buy such an expensive car.
• 中国市场的重要性从上海车展的规模和成熟度中可见一斑，汽车制造商正在利用中国对豪华轿车和 SUV 日益增长的需求营利。
  The importance of the Chinese market is reflected in the size and sophistication of the Shanghai auto show, where automakers are capitalizing on China's growing demand for luxury cars and SUVs.

Words starting with 轿

• 轿车jiào chē(old) enclosed carriage for carrying passengers; (automotive) sedan
• 轿子jiào zisedan chair; palanquin; litter
• 轿夫jiào fūporter for a palanquin
• 轿厢jiào xiāngelevator car; cable car cabin; gondola (on a Ferris wheel)

Words containing 轿

• 小轿车xiǎo jiào chē(automobile) sedan; car
• 花轿huā jiàobridal sedan chair
• 家轿jiā jiàoprivately-owned car
• 暖轿nuǎn jiàoclosed sedan chair
• 抬轿子tái jiào zito carry sb in a sedan chair; flatter; sing praises
• 豪华轿车háo huá jiào chēlimousine; luxury carriage
• 驮轿tuó jiàolitter carried by pack animal
• 八抬大轿bā tái dà jiàopalanquin with eight carriers; (fig.) lavish treatment
• 四门轿车sì mén jiào chēsedan (motor car)

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
• 矫jiáoused in 矫情
• 荞qiáocommon mallow (Malva sinensis); variant of 荞
• 峤jiàohighest peak
• 挢jiǎoto raise; to lift; to pretend

Characters that look like 轿

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

• 桥qiáobridge
• 拼pīnto piece together; to put together; to pool (resources etc); to share; to risk all…
• 耕gēngto plow; to till
• 骄jiāoproud; arrogant
• 娇jiāolovable; pampered; tender
• 矫jiáoused in 矫情

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
• 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
• 挍compare; criticize