叫 (jiào): to call, to be called
叫 (jiào) is a Chinese character meaning “to call, to be called.” Classified as HSK Level 1 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 口 (semantic) and 丩 (phonetic). It ranks #387 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 叫 mouth. Its radical form 口 (mouth) appears in many related characters such as 口 (kǒu, mouth), 右 (yòu, (bound form) right), 号 (hào, ordinal number).
Definitions
- to call, to be called
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 叫
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 叫做verb | jiào zuò | to be called |
| 名叫verb | míng jiào | called |
| 尖叫verb | jiān jiào | to screech |
| 呼叫verb | hū jiào | to shout |
| 叫醒verb | jiào xǐng | to awaken |
| 大喊大叫verb | dà hǎn dà jiào | shouting and screaming (idiom) |
| 叫声noun | jiào shēng | yelling (sound made by person) |
| 叫喊verb | jiào hǎn | exclamation |
| 喊叫verb | hǎn jiào | to cry out |
| 吼叫verb | hǒu jiào | to howl |
| 叫法noun | jiào fǎ | term |
| 乱叫 | luàn jiào | to inconsiderately shout |
| 惨叫verb | cǎn jiào | to scream |
| 嚎叫 | háo jiào | to howl |
| 叫唤verb | jiào huan | to cry out |
叫 appears in 62 compound words: 48 as the first character, 39 as the last, and 13 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 叫 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (7)
to shout at the top of one's voice, to scream loudly, to yell; to conduct vigorous propaganda
to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly
to shout at the top of one's voice, to scream loudly, to yell; to conduct vigorous propaganda
to be full of complaints; to complain to high heaven; to complain bitterly
Example Sentences
请叫我小王就可以了，大家都这么称呼我。
Qǐng jiào wǒ Xiǎo Wáng jiù kěyǐ le, dàjiā dōu zhème chēnghu wǒ.
Just call me Xiao Wang; everyone addresses me that way.
...戰會論壇》從自衛權到制天權 中日低軌衛星叫陣(蔡炫)
. . . 戰 會 論 壇 從 zì 衛 權 dào zhì tiān 權 zhōng rì dī 軌 衛 xīng jiào 陣 蔡 xuàn
... "War Forum" From the right of self-defense to the right to control the sky, China-Japan low-orbit satellites call the formation (Cai Xuan)
...BLACKPINK帶旺Lalamove 叫車運送應援品倍飆
. . . 帶 wàng jiào 車 運 sòng 應 yuán pǐn bèi 飆
BLACKPINK Boosts Lalamove: Delivery of Fan Support Items Skyrockets
...伏3小時!醫美診所負責人槍擊案 槍手超商叫車付現金
. . . fú xiǎo 時 ! 醫 měi 診 suǒ 負 責 rén 槍 擊 àn 槍 shǒu chāo shāng jiào 車 fù 現 jīn
...Hidden for 3 hours! Medical beauty clinic owner shooting case: Gunman pays cash for ride at convenience store
你跟我聊了这么久不知道我叫什么？！
Nǐ gēn wǒ liáo le zhème jiǔ bù zhīdào wǒ jiào shénme?!
You've been talking to me for so long, don't you know my name?!
你的保险公司叫什么名字？
Nǐ de bǎoxiǎn gōngsī jiào shénme míngzi?
What's the name of your insurance company?
你班里有没有一个叫做珀西的人？
Nǐ bān lǐ yǒuméiyǒu yī gè jiàozuò pò xī de rén?
Is there a Percy in your class?
这种蔬菜英语叫什么名字？
Zhèzhǒng shūcài Yīngyǔ jiào shénme míngzi?
What do you call this vegetable in English?
请问这条街的街名叫什么？
Qǐngwèn zhè tiáo jiē de jiēmíng jiào shénme?
What's the name of this street, please?
Character Family
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