jiǎo

HSK 7-9
common
verb
measure_word

Meaning of

绞 means to twist strands together; to wring; to twist to squeeze. Pronounced jiǎo. HSK 7-9.

  • to twist strands together
  • to wring; to twist to squeeze
  • to cut with shears; same as 铰

Character Info

Radical
Strokes9
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Tiě
shéng
shì
yòng
duō
tiě
jiǎo
chéng
de
 

Wire rope is made by twisting many iron wires together.

Hǎo
duō
wèn
jiǎo
zài
 
nào
qīng
chu
le
 

Many problems are tangled together, making it hard to sort out.

xiàn线
jiǎo
chéng
tuán
yòng
lái
féng
 

She twisted the silk threads into a ball for sewing clothes.

Zhè
tuán
luàn
jiǎo
de
tài
jǐn
le
 
jiě
kāi
 

This tangled ball of hemp was twisted too tight to untangle.

de
rén
guān
ràng
gǎn
jué
jiǎo
chéng
tuán
 

Complex interpersonal relationships make him feel like his thoughts are tangled up.