矯 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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jiǎo, jiáo

correct

Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.

Components

矢 Meaning component

shǐ

arrow

喬 Sound component

qiáo

tall

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

矫 (矯)

jiǎo

correct, rectify, straighten out; to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation

矫 (矯)

Jiǎo

surname Jiao

矫 (矯)

jiáo

argumentative; contentious

Most common words with 矯

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	矫正	to correct
	矫	to correct
	矫情	affected
	矫健	vigorous
	矫形	orthopedic (e.g. surgery)

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*[k](r)[a]wʔ	kjewX	jiǎo	falsify

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

Appears in 2.0183% of movies

3040th most common character in movies

2916th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

Strokes	17
Simplified	矫
Unicode	U+77EF
Shuowen	“矯，揉箭箝也。从矢，喬聲。”

Sources

MTSU Chinese text computing

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