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焦 - jiāo

burned, scorched; anxious, vexed

burned, scorched; anxious, vexed

How to read 焦

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

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinjiāo
Englishburned, scorched; anxious, vexed
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

焦作 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 焦化. Please read 焦土 one more time.

Common words with this character

see 焦作市[Jiao1 zuo4 Shi4]
to coke
scorched earth
bokeh

Mistake warning

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

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 焦.