jiào

variant of 叫[jiao4]

mouth (口) + sound (丩) = to shout or be called

The mouth radical grounds the meaning in vocal sound — calling out, shouting, or being called. 丩 contributes the jiào sound rather than a semantic idea.

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这只猫一直在,吵得我睡不着。

zhè zhī māo yī zhí zài jiào,chǎo de wǒ shuì bù zháo。

This cat has been meowing the whole time, so noisy I can't sleep.

我去他办公室谈一件重要的事。

tā jiào wǒ qù tā bàn gōng shì tán yī jiàn zhòng yào de shì。

He told me to go to his office to talk about an important matter.

Words with 叫

咕咕叫

gū gū jiào

sound made by an empty stomach

随叫随到

suí jiào suí dào

to be available at any time

惊叫

jīng jiào

to cry out in fear

鬼叫

guǐ jiào

(coll.) to holler; to squawk

鸣冤叫屈

míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

鸣叫

míng jiào

to emit a sound

鸮叫

xiāo jiào

(of owls) to hoot or screech

乱叫

luàn jiào

to inconsiderately shout

叫嚣

jiào xiāo

to hoot

刮刮叫

guā guā jiào

variant of 呱呱叫[gua1 gua1 jiao4]

叫作

jiào zuò

to call

叫做

jiào zuò

to be called; to be known as

More characters with 口