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jiào = ji + ao4
to compare / to dispute / compared to / (before adj.) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiao3]
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How to pronounce 较

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= ji initial

Ji is for Joan of Arc.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago
+ ao4 final

In the aorta’s bathroom.

By Matthias • updated 5 months ago

较 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
jiāo = ji + ao1
to hand over / to deliver / to pay (money) / to turn over / to make friends / to intersect (lines) / variant of 跤[jiao1]
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chē = ch + e1
car / vehicle / CL:輛|辆[liang4] / machine / to shape with a lathe / Kangxi radical 159
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= ju + Ø1
war chariot (archaic) / rook (in Chinese chess) / rook (in chess)
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Characters with 较 as component

较 is not used as a component in another character.
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Words with 较

to compare / to contrast / comparatively / relatively / quite / comparison
to pit oneself against sb / to compete with sb / contest / battle / to haggle / to quibble
to bother about / to haggle / to bicker / to argue / plan / stratagem

Sentences with 较

ǎn
lǎo
sūn
piān
yào
gēn
jiào
liàng
jiào
liàng

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jiào

to compare / to dispute / compared to / (before adj.) relatively / comparatively / rather / also pr. [jiao3]

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