叫 jiào
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 口 — mouth
- Made of
- 口 mouth 丩 to connect, to join
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
叫
jiào
to call, to be called; to shout
Character
Example phrases
- 你叫什么名字？ Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? What's your name?
- 我叫王明。 Wǒ jiào Wáng Míng. My name is Wang Ming.
- 妈妈叫我回家。 Māma jiào wǒ huí jiā. Mom is calling me home.
- 那个男孩儿叫小王。 Nà ge nánháir jiào Xiǎo Wáng. That boy is called Xiao Wang.
- 别在房间里叫！ Bié zài fángjiān lǐ jiào! Don't shout in the room!
- 医生叫他多喝水。 Yīshēng jiào tā duō hē shuǐ. The doctor told him to drink more water.
- 谁在门口叫你？ Shéi zài ménkǒu jiào nǐ? Who is calling you at the doorway?
- 他高兴地叫了起来。 Tā gāoxìng de jiào le qǐlai. He cried out happily.
- 这个地方叫什么？ Zhè ge dìfang jiào shénme? What is this place called?
- 爸爸叫儿子去睡觉。 Bàba jiào érzi qù shuìjiào. Dad told his son to go to sleep.
Related words
- 叫作 jiàozuò to be called
- 叫 jiào by (passive marker)
- 叫板 jiàobǎn to challenge; to defy
- 叫好 jiàohǎo to applaud; to cheer approval
- 人 rén person, people
- 名字 míngzi name
- 认识 rènshi to know (someone), to recognize
- 什么 shénme what
- 介绍 jièshào to introduce
- 谁 shéi who
- 的 de possessive particle ('s, of)
- 不客气 bú kèqi you're welcome