Pinyin "jiao3"

In MandarinBanana's mnemonic system, the Pinyin syllable "jiao3" is split up into two parts: "ji" and "ao3". You can visit the Pinyin index to see how other Pinyin syllables are split up into initials and finals.

Mnemonics for Pinyin initial "ji"

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

Mnemonics for Pinyin final "ao3"

In the aorta's living room.

Characters pronounced jiao3

角
jiǎo = ji + ao3
angle / corner / horn / horn-shaped / unit of money equal to 0.1 yuan, or 10 cents (a dime) / CL:個|个[ge4]
角 = ⺈ + 用 : Joan of Arc finds a hurt crane in a corner inside of the aorta. The crane hurt itself with a sharp horn earlier, which is now lying in another corner. Joan of Arc pulls out her first aid kit and administers first aid.
角 = ⺈ + 用 : Mnemonic symbol: a horn.
搅
攪
jiǎo = ji + ao3
to disturb / to annoy / to mix / to stir
搅 = 扌 + 觉 : Joan of Arc (ji) is on guard in the aorta (ao3), but she keeps falling asleep (觉). Every time she is about to fall asleep her colleague stirs her up (搅) with a toy claw (扌).
脚
腳
jiǎo = ji + ao3
foot / leg (of an animal or an object) / base (of an object) / CL:雙|双[shuang1],隻|只[zhi1] / classifier for kicks
脚 = 却 + 月 : In the aorta Joan of Arc wanted to play a prank on the moon and kick him in the ass while he's inattentive for a second, but when she kicked him she just hurt her foot, and the moon didn't even notice. Silently, she retreats for now, limping on her hurt foot.
绞
絞
jiǎo = ji + ao3
to twist (strands into a thread) / to entangle / to wring / to hang (by the neck) / to turn / to wind / classifier for skeins of yarn
饺
餃
jiǎo = ji + ao3
dumplings with meat filling
饺 = 交 + 饣 : Linus Pauling (交) and Joan of Arc (ji) are on a date in the aorta (ao3). They are having dumplings (饺) and Chinese crullers (饣) for dinner and are feeding each other romantically.
狡
jiǎo = ji + ao3
crafty / cunning / sly
狡 = 交 + 犭 : Joan of Arc (ji) is amazed by Linus Pauling's (交) skills. In the aorta (ao3) he demonstrate how crafty (狡) he is by folding little paper dachshunds (犭).
矫
矯
jiǎo = ji + ao3
to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation
矫
矯
jiǎo = ji + ao3
surname Jiao
敫
jiǎo = ji + ao3
bright / glittery / Taiwan pr. [jiao4]
敫 = 攵 + 方 + 白 : Joan of Arc has been playing her new ancient musical instrument day and night in the aorta, until her neighbors couldn't stand it anymore. They captured her in a square and threaten to destroy her ancient musical instrument with a sledgehammer shouldn't she cease to play it. Joan of Arc has no choice but to wave a white flag in defeat.
敫
jiǎo = ji + ao3
surname Jiao
敫 = 攵 + 方 + 白 : Joan of Arc has been playing her new ancient musical instrument day and night in the aorta, until her neighbors couldn't stand it anymore. They captured her in a square and threaten to destroy her ancient musical instrument with a sledgehammer shouldn't she cease to play it. Joan of Arc has no choice but to wave a white flag in defeat.
缴
繳
jiǎo = ji + ao3
to hand in / to hand over / to seize
缴 = 敫 + 纟 : Joan of Arc (ji) is happily playing her ancient musical instrument (敫) in the aorta (ao3) as the silk worm (纟) comes by to collect the taxes. Because Joan of Arc has no money on her she has no other choice but to hand over (缴) the instrument to pay her taxes (缴).
剿
jiǎo = ji + ao3
to destroy / to extirpate
剿
勦
jiǎo = ji + ao3
variant of 剿[jiao3]
佼
jiǎo = ji + ao3
handsome