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矫
矯
Jiǎo
1. surname Jiao
Very Common • Top 4% Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

矫
jiǎo
to correct, to rectify, to straighten out
11 丶

Compound Words (20)

矫健
jiǎojiàn
strong and healthy
矫形
jiǎoxíng
orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
矫情
jiáoqing
(Beijing dialect) argumentative
矫情
jiǎoqíng
maverick
矫捷
jiǎojié
vigorous and nimble
矫正
jiǎozhèng
to correct
矫治
jiǎozhì
to correct (e.g. sight or hearing)
矫矫
jiǎojiǎo
gallant
矫诏
jiǎozhào
the pretense of acting on imperial order
矫味剂
jiǎowèijì
corrective agent
矫形外科
jiǎoxíngwàikē
orthopedic surgery
矫形牙套
jiǎoxíngyátào
orthodontic brace
矫形医生
jiǎoxíngyīshēng
orthopedic doctor
矫揉造作
jiǎoróuzàozuò
pretension
矫枉过正
jiǎowǎngguòzhèng
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate
矫枉过直
jiǎowǎngguòzhí
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate
矫正透镜
jiǎozhèngtòujìng
correcting lens
齿列矫正
chǐlièjiǎozhèng
orthodontic treatment
牙齿矫正器
yáchǐjiǎozhèngqì
orthodontic braces
齿列矫正器
chǐlièjiǎozhèngqì
see [[牙齒矯正器|牙齿矫正器<yáchǐjiǎozhèngqì>]]

Alternate Entries

矫
jiáo
argumentative / contentious
矫
jiǎo
to correct / to rectify / to redress / strong / brave / to pretend / to feign / affectation

Metadata

Category
Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,915
Word Frequency Rank
3,258 of 84,292

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