叫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.
Examples
我叫小王。
Wǒ jiào Xiǎo Wáng.
My name is Xiao Wang.
- 我wǒI
- 叫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?
- 你nǐyou
- 叫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.
- 咖
- 吗maquestion particle
- 收