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焦
Jiāo
1. surname Jiao
Very Common • Top 3% ✏️ 12 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

焦
jiāo
burned, scorched; anxious, vexed
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

三焦
sānjiāo
triple foci, the three visceral cavities (TCM)
共焦
gòngjiāo
confocal (math.)
对焦
duìjiāo
to focus (a camera)
心焦
xīnjiāo
worried
焦作
Jiāozuò
Jiaozuo prefecture level city in Henan
焦化
jiāohuà
to distill
焦噪
jiāozào
variant of [[焦躁<jiāozào>]]
焦土
jiāotǔ
scorched earth
焦急
jiāojí
anxiety
HSK 6
焦虑
jiāolǚ
anxious
焦油
jiāoyóu
tar
焦灼
jiāozhuó
(literary) deeply worried
焦炙
jiāozhì
to scorch
焦炭
jiāotàn
coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
焦燥
jiāozào
variant of [[焦躁<jiāozào>]]
焦炉
jiāolú
coking furnace
焦糖
jiāotáng
caramel
焦耳
jiāoěr
joule (loanword)
焦距
jiāojù
focal length
焦躁
jiāozào
fretful

Alternate Entries

焦
jiāo
burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
1,553
Word Frequency Rank
2,939 of 84,292

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