BishuРусскийTrain

jiàoto be called; to call

Theme
Verbs
Level
First words
Strokes
5
Syllable
jiao

How 叫 is written

Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.

叫 — 5 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Examples

我叫小王。

Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Wáng.

My name is Xiao Wang.

  • I
  • jiàoto be called; to call
  • 小王Xiǎo WángXiao Wang (a name)

你叫什么名字?

Nǐ jiào shénme míngzi?

What is your name?

  • you
  • jiàoto be called; to call
  • 什么shénmewhat?
  • 名字míngziname

Not to be confused with

Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.

  • maquestion particle