jiào

HSK 1
common
verb
noun

Meaning of

叫 means to make sound; to cry; to crow; to call out to; to summon. Pronounced jiào. HSK 1.

  • to make sound; to cry; to crow
  • to call out to; to summon
  • to order; to request delivery

Character Info

Radical
Strokes5
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Gōng
měi
tiān
zǎo
chén
dōu
huì
jiào
 

Roosters crow every morning.

téng
jiào
le
shēng
 

She cried out in pain.

Gōng
chǎng
de
zài
shēn
jiào
tíng
 

The factory siren blared nonstop late at night.

Guān
zhòng
men
pāi
shǒu
jiào
hǎo
 

The audience clapped and cheered.

Guō
guō
ér
zài
cǎo
cóng
jiào
hěn
xiǎng
 

Crickets chirped loudly in the grass.