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jiào = ji + ao4
to shout / to call / to order / to ask / to be called / by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
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jiào = ji + ao4
variant of 叫[jiao4]
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How to pronounce 叫

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

叫 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
jiū = ji + ou1
archaic variant of 糾|纠[jiu1]
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kǒu = k + ou3
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls
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Characters with 叫 as component

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

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to be called / to be known as
to be called; to be known as
called / named

Sentences with 叫

dào
yào
jiào
kàn
kan
 
 
ǎn
lǎo
sūn
shì
hǎo
de

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jiào

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