Character

娇

jiāo HSK 7

娇 jiāo HSK 7

1. delicate, beautiful, and lovely (of women, children, flowers, etc.)
2. to pamper excessively; to spoil
3. fragile; not resilient
4. a surname

Words using 娇 as jiāo (2)

1 娇惯 jiāo guàn — to spoil HSK 7
- 娇 delicate, pampered, treated too tenderly
- 惯 to indulge habitually, to accustom to excessive care
Example

父母不应该过分娇惯孩子。

fù mǔ bù yīng gāi guò fèn jiāo guàn hái zi

Parents shouldn't spoil their children excessively.
2 娇气 jiāo qì — delicate and spoiled HSK 7
- 娇 delicate, pampered, tender
- 气 temperament, manner, disposition
Example

这个孩子太娇气了，一点苦都吃不了。

zhè ge hái zi tài jiāo qì le yì diǎn kǔ dōu chī bu liǎo

This child is too delicate and spoiled, can't endure any hardship at all.

Structure & writing

娇 jiāo — delicate, beautiful, and lovely (of women, children, flowers, etc.)

娇 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1 女 nǚ — female (opposite of 男)

女 is a component in 54 characters

HSK 1

奶 nǎi breast; mammary gland 她 tā she; her (third-person feminine pronoun) 好 hǎo good; satisfactory (opposite of 坏) 妈 mā mom; mother (reduplicated form) 妹 mèi younger sister (by blood or same generation)

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姐 jiě older sister 要 yào important; significant

HSK 2

妻 qī wife (opposite of 夫) 始 shǐ beginning; start; initial (opposite of '末'/'终') 姓 xìng surname; family name

HSK 3

如 rú to suit; to follow; in accordance with 姨 yí maternal aunt (mother's sister); respectful term for women of one's mother's generation 婚 hūn to marry; for a man and woman to become husband and wife 安 ān safe, secure; opposite of '危' 接 jiē to approach; to come into contact with

HSK 4

姑 gū father's sister; aunt 娘 niáng (colloq.) mother

HSK 5

妇 fù married woman; general term for woman 姥 lǎo maternal grandfather (see 姥爷) 姿 zī appearance; looks 威 wēi authority or power that commands awe and respect 娱 yú joyful; happy

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婆 pó old woman (often reduplicated) 媒 méi matchmaker; person who arranges marriages

HSK 6

妆 zhuāng to put on makeup; to adorn oneself with cosmetics 妙 miào beautiful; fine 妨 fáng to hinder, obstruct (连~碍) 委 wěi winding, tortuous; euphemistic 姻 yīn marriage

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娃 wá child; infant 娶 qǔ to take a wife; to marry (of a man, opposite of 嫁) 婴 yīng infant, newborn baby 媳 xí daughter-in-law, son's wife 嫁 jià (of a woman) to marry, get married (opposite of 娶) 嫌 xián suspicion; grounds for suspicion 宴 yàn to host a banquet; to feast together

HSK 7

奴 nú slave (person oppressed, exploited, and controlled in old society) 奸 jiān hypocritical and cunning 妄 wàng absurd, irrational, wild 妒 dù to envy; to be jealous of someone superior 妖 yāo demon; monster; supernatural creature in myths and legends

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妥 tuǒ appropriate; suitable 姆 mǔ nanny; person hired to care for children, the elderly, or manage household affairs, usually female (see "保姆") 姜 jiāng ginger plant (perennial herb with lance-shaped leaves and yellow-green flowers, rarely blooming) 娇 jiāo delicate, beautiful, and lovely (of women, children, flowers, etc.) 婉 wǎn indirect and gentle in expression 婪 lán greedy; insatiably covetous of wealth 婿 xù husband 媚 mèi beautiful; lovely 嫂 sǎo elder brother's wife; sister-in-law 嫉 jí to envy; to be jealous of someone better than oneself 嫩 nèn tender, delicate (of young growth); opposite of "老" 嬉 xī (lit.) to play; to frolic 耍 shuǎ to play; to have fun

2 乔 qiáo — tall and big; lofty

乔 is a component in 6 characters

HSK 4

桥 qiáo bridge (structure built over water or in the air for passage) 骄 jiāo arrogant, conceited

HSK 7

侨 qiáo to reside abroad 娇 jiāo delicate, beautiful, and lovely (of women, children, flowers, etc.) 矫 jiǎo to correct; to straighten what is bent 轿 jiào sedan chair; a traditional enclosed conveyance of bamboo or wood, draped with cloth, carried by bearers or on horseback

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