jiāo

common
noun

Meaning of

礁 means submerged rock; reef; coral reef. Pronounced jiāo.

  • submerged rock; reef
  • coral reef

Character Info

Radical
Strokes17
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Àn
jiāo
huì
duì
háng
xíng
de
chuán
zhī
zào
chéng
wēi
xiǎn
 

Submerged reefs pose a danger to passing ships.

Zhè
sōu
chuán
xiǎo
xīn
chù
jiāo
le
 

The ship accidentally hit a submerged rock.

Hǎi
biān
de
jiāo
shí
shàng
yǒu
hěn
duō
bèi
 

There are many shells on the rocks near the shore.

mín
men
shú
zhè
piàn
hǎi
de
suǒ
yǒu
àn
jiāo
 

The fishermen know all the submerged reefs in this area well.

Hǎi
làng
duàn
pāi
zhe
àn
biān
de
jiāo
shí
 

Waves keep crashing against the rocks by the shore.