jiào

叫

to be called

HSK 2.0 · 1 HSK 3.0 · 1
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03 · Details

Meaning, words & where you learn it

Taught in your lessons 课程

Words with 叫

叫作 jiào zuò to call; to be called HSK 2
叫好 jiào hǎo to applaud; to cheer HSK 7–9
叫板 jiào bǎn to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge HSK 7–9

Examples from your lessons

  • 你好!我叫李华。 Hello! My name is Li Hua. Lesson 1
  • 你好!你叫什么名字? Hello! What is your name? Lesson 1
  • 你好!我叫王芳。你呢? Hello! My name is Wang Fang. And you? Lesson 1
  • 我叫李明。很高兴认识你! My name is Li Ming. Nice to meet you! Lesson 1
  • 我姓李,叫李明。 My surname is Li; my name is Li Ming. Lesson 13
  • 你好!我叫王明。 Hello! My name is Wang Ming. Lesson 101

Character facts

Radical
口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Parts
口 + 丩
Structure
Left–right
Unicode
U+53EB

Pictophonetic: mouth