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叫 - jiào

cry, shout; hail, greet, call

cry, shout; hail, greet, call

How to read 叫

Click 叫 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiào
Englishcry, shout; hail, greet, call
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

叫作 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 叫做. Please read 叫停 one more time.

Common words with this character

to call; to be called
to be called; to be known as
to call a time-out; to halt; to put a stop to; to put on hold
exclamation; outcry; shout

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 叫 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 叫作 and 叫做 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 叫.