叫 - jiào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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叫

jiào

Definition

to be called
我叫绿皮书.

I'm called Lupishu.
to call
to name
我的名字叫。。。

My name is...

Character Decomposition

Related words (50)

叫作

jiào zuò

to call; to be called

叫做

jiào zuò

to be called; to be known as

叫卖

jiào mài

to hawk (one's wares); to peddle

叫响

jiào xiǎng

to gain fame and success

叫唤

jiào huan

to cry out; to bark out a sound

叫喊

jiào hǎn

exclamation; outcry; shout; yell

to hoot

to shout; to bellow one's grievances

叫声

jiào shēng

yelling (sound made by person); barking; braying; roaring (sound made by animals)

to applaud; to cheer

to complain of an injustice; to lament sb's misfortune

叫床

jiào chuáng

to cry out in ecstasy (during lovemaking)

叫早

jiào zǎo

to give sb a wake-up call (at a hotel)

叫春

jiào chūn

to caterwaul; to call like an animal in heat

叫板

jiào bǎn

to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge

叫牌

jiào pái

to bid (bridge and similar card games)

叫苦

jiào kǔ

to whine about hardships; to complain of one's bitter lot; to complain; to grumble

to call; to shout

to awaken; to wake up; to wake somebody up; to rouse

叫阵

jiào zhèn

to challenge an opponent to a fight

(coll.) male donkey

rooster; cock; (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute

beggar

morning call; wake-up call (hotel service)

乱叫

luàn jiào

to inconsiderately shout

called; named

to bark; to yelp

to howl

to shout; to yell

to cry out; to shout

to growl; to howl

to whinny (of a horse); to neigh; to shout

尖叫

jiān jiào

to screech; to shriek

to cry out in fear

to scream; blood-curdling screech; miserable shriek

鬼叫

guǐ jiào

(coll.) to holler; to squawk

鸣叫

míng jiào

to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound

鸮叫

xiāo jiào

(of owls) to hoot or screech

excellent; tip-top

pager; beeper

whoop

sound made by an empty stomach

嗡嗡叫

wēng wēng jiào

hum; drone; buzz (of insects)

mew

call center

to shout and quarrel; to make a big fuss

大声喊叫

dà shēng hǎn jiào

to shout loudly

虫鸟叫声

chóng niǎo jiào shēng

chirp

随叫随到

suí jiào suí dào

to be available at any time; to be on call

鸣冤叫屈

míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

Idioms (5)

叫苦不迭

jiào kǔ bu dié

to complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly; incessant grievances

叫苦连天

jiào kǔ lián tiān

to whine on for days (idiom); to endlessly grumble complaints; incessant whining

大喊大叫

dà hǎn dà jiào

shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly; to rant; to kick up a racket; to conduct vigorous propaganda

拍案叫绝

pāi àn jiào jué

(lit.) slap the table and shout with praise (idiom); fig. wonderful!; amazing!; great!

装穷叫苦

zhuāng qióng jiào kǔ

to feign and complain bitterly of being poverty stricken (idiom)

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