CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- jiao3
- English meanings
- to twist (strands into a thread), to entangle, to wring, to hang (by the neck), to turn, to wind, classifier for skeins of yarn
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Left–right structure
Left–right arrangement: left 纟; right 交.
Meaning & sound clues
纟 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “thread”.
交 is identified as the sound component (jiāo). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 绞.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
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Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
mate
to be called
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to pour liquid
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in
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banana; plantain
horn
fall; wrestle
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more
suburbs; outskirts
ferment; yeast
dumpling
proud; arrogant
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