jiáo jiāo jiǎo

argumentative; contentious; to correct

Character data

Radical ⽮ (111.12)
Strokes 17
SIMPLIFIED

Definitions

矯 jiáo
  1. 1. argumentative
  2. 2. contentious
矯 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

Words containing 矯

Word Meaning
orthodontic braces
strong and healthy; vigorous
flavoring agent; corrective agent
orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
orthopedic surgery
orthodontic brace
orthopedic doctor
unreasonable; (Beijing dialect) argumentative
pretentious; affected; unnatural
vigorous and nimble; athletic
affectation; putting on artificial airs; pretension
to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
to correct
correcting lens
to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
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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