jiáo jiǎo

argumentative; contentious; to correct

#2916

Character data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 2916th character
Radical ⽮ (111.6)
Strokes 11
Index # 2310
TRADITIONAL

Definitions

矫 jiáo
  1. 1. argumentative
  2. 2. contentious
矫 jiǎo
  1. 1. to correct
  2. 2. to rectify
  3. 3. to redress
  4. 4. to pretend
  5. 5. to feign
  6. 6. affectation
  7. 7. strong
  8. 8. brave
  9. 9. surname Jiao

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Words containing 矫

Word Meaning
to correct
orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
strong and healthy; vigorous
affectation; putting on artificial airs; pretension
to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
vigorous and nimble; athletic
to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
orthodontic braces
flavoring agent; corrective agent
orthopedic surgery
orthodontic brace
orthopedic doctor
unreasonable; (Beijing dialect) argumentative
pretentious; affected; unnatural
correcting lens
to straighten; (fig.) to mend one's ways
straightener; (manufacturing) straightening machine
brave; gallant; preeminent
the pretense of acting on imperial order
orthodontic treatment; orthodontics
orthodontics
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