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鲛

jiāo

Character Traditional 鮫

What 鲛 means

1. bound formshark

Words starting with 鲛

• 鲛人jiāo rénfish-like person in Chinese folklore whose tears turn into pearls
• 鲛鱼jiāo yú(archaic) shark

Words containing 鲛

• 青鲛qīng jiāomackerel shark
• 马鲛mǎ jiāoSpanish mackerel
• 马鲛鱼mǎ jiāo yúSpanish mackerel
• 鲽鲛dié jiāosturgeon
• 竹鲛zhú jiāosee 马鲛鱼

Characters built on 交

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

• 效xiàoto imitate (variant of 效
• 较jiào(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to
• 校xiào(bound form) school; college; (bound form; military) field officer
• 胶jiāoto glue; glue; gum
• 郊jiāosuburbs; outskirts
• 绞jiǎoto twist (strands into a thread); to entangle; to wring
• 狡jiǎocrafty; cunning; sly
• 铰jiǎoscissors; to cut (with scissors)

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