矯 (jiǎo)
To correct; to rectify; strong; brave; pretentious.
How 矯 is written
- Strokes
- 17
- Radical
- 矢 — arrow
- Traditional
- 矯
- Simplified
- 矫
矯 has 2 readings
The pronunciation changes with the meaning, so the reading has to be learned per word.
- jiǎo
- surname Jiao
- jiáo
- argumentative; contentious
Common words using 矯
- 矯情 jiǎoqíng
- maverick; deliberately unconventional; to conceal the whole story
- 矯健 jiǎojiàn
- strong and healthy; vigorous
- 矯揉造作 jiǎoróuzàozuò
- pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
- 矯正 jiǎozhèng
- to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure
- 矯形 jiǎoxíng
- orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
- 矯捷 jiǎojié
- vigorous and nimble; athletic
- 矯枉過正 jiǎowǎngguòzhèng
- to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; fig. inverse discrimination
- 矯治 jiǎozhì
- to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
矯 in a sentence
他正在做牙齒矯正。
Tā zhèngzài zuò yáchǐ jiǎozhèng.
“He is undergoing orthodontic treatment (teeth straightening).”
How common is 矯?
矯 is the 2,910th most frequent character in written Chinese. Characters up to this rank account for about 99.1% of all running text.
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