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礁
jiāo
1. reef
2. shoal rock
Common • Top 20% ✏️ 17 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

礁
jiāo
jetty, reef
17 丶

Compound Words (14)

堡礁
bǎojiāo
barrier reef
暗礁
ànjiāo
submerged reef (rock)
浅礁
qiǎnjiāo
shallow reef
环礁
huánjiāo
atoll
礁岛
jiāodǎo
reef island
礁湖
jiāohú
lagoon
礁溪
Jiāoxī
Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi township in Yilan county [[宜蘭縣|宜兰县<Yílánxiàn>]], Taiwan
礁石
jiāoshí
reef
触礁
chùjiāo
(of a ship) to strike a reef
大堡礁
Dàbǎojiāo
Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
珊瑚礁
shānhújiāo
coral reef
礁溪乡
Jiāoxīxiāng
Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi township in Yilan county [[宜蘭縣|宜兰县<Yílánxiàn>]], Taiwan
礁湖星云
Jiāohúxīngyún
Lagoon Nebula M8
斯卡伯勒礁
SīkǎbólèJiāo
Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
2,951
Word Frequency Rank
16,506 of 84,292

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