椒 (jiāo): pepper
椒 (jiāo) is a Chinese character meaning “pepper.” Classified as HSK Level 6 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 木 (semantic) and 叔 (phonetic). It ranks #2837 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 椒 tree. Its radical form 木 (tree) appears in many related characters such as 本 (běn, (bound form) root), 机 (jī, machine, opportunity), 条 (tiáo, strip).
Definitions
- pepper
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 椒
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 胡椒noun | hú jiāo | pepper |
| 辣椒酱noun | là jiāo jiàng | red pepper paste |
| 胡椒粉noun | hú jiāo fěn | ground pepper (i.e. powder) |
| 椒盐noun | jiāo yán | seasoning mix of Sichuan pepper powder and salt |
| 青椒noun | qīng jiāo | Capsicum annuum |
| 花椒noun | huā jiāo | Sichuan pepper |
| 柿子椒noun | shì zi jiāo | bell pepper, aka sweet pepper |
| 番椒noun | fān jiāo | hot pepper |
| 指天椒noun | zhǐ tiān jiāo | see 朝天椒 |
| 牙买加胡椒noun | yá mǎi jiā hú jiāo | Jamaican pepper |
| 印度鬼椒 | yìn dù guǐ jiāo | see 斷魂椒|断魂椒 |
| 小米椒 | xiǎo mǐ jiāo | same as 朝天椒 |
| 长尾山椒鸟 | cháng wěi shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) long-tailed minivet (Pericrocotus ethologus) |
| 小灰山椒鸟 | xiǎo huī shān jiāo niǎo | (bird species of China) Swinhoe's minivet (Pericrocotus cantonensis) |
| 朝天椒noun | cháo tiān jiāo | chili pepper (Capsicum frutescens var) |
椒 appears in 51 compound words: 8 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 37 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 椒 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
辣椒是川菜的重要调料。
Làjiāo shì Chuāncài de zhòngyào tiáoliào.
Pepper is an important seasoning in Sichuan cuisine.
...饶河夜市!陈静大嗑小吃:吃到人生最好吃胡椒饼
. . . ráo hé yè shì ! chén jìng dà 嗑 xiǎo chī : chī dào rén shēng zuì hǎo chī hú jiāo bǐng
...Raohe Night Market! Chen Jing goes on a snack binge: She eats the best pepper cake of her life
...气“拒检拒测”狂逃2km 喊学长仍遭喷辣椒水
. . . qì jù jiǎn jù cè kuáng táo 2 k m hǎn xué cháng réng zāo pēn là jiāo shuǐ
...Suspect "refused to be searched or tested" and fled 2 km; despite calling out to a senior, he was still sprayed with pepper spray
坚持2年辣椒喂鱼!鱼塘养出极品靓鱼,体型口感双逆袭,...
jiān chí 2 nián là jiāo wéi yú ! yú táng yǎng chū jí pǐn 靓 yú , tǐ xíng kǒu gǎn shuāng nì xí , . . .
After two years of feeding fish with chili peppers, the pond has produced top-quality fish—a remarkable transformation in both appearance and taste...
成人大香蕉煮小辣椒的功效是什么 这种独特搭配真的有效吗
chéng rén dà xiāng jiāo zhǔ xiǎo là jiāo de gōng xiào shì shén má zhè zhǒng dú tè dā pèi zhēn de yǒu xiào ma
What is the effect of boiling small peppers in large bananas for adults Is this unique combination really effective?
警匪追逐!女通缉犯喷辣椒水拒捕逃逸 警开枪逮男友策动抓回她
jǐng fěi zhuī zhú ! nǚ tōng jī fàn pēn là jiāo shuǐ jù bǔ táo yì jǐng kāi qiāng dǎi nán yǒu cè dòng zhuā huí tā
Police chase! The female wanted criminal sprayed pepper water to resist arrest and escaped, and the police shot and arrested her boyfriend and instigated her to be arrested
按口味加盐和胡椒粉。
àn kǒuwèi jiā yán hé hújiāofěn.
Add salt and pepper to taste.
玛丽的包里有辣椒喷雾。
Mǎlì de bāo lǐ yǒu làjiāo pēnwù.
Mary carries pepper spray in her purse.
能把胡椒递给我吗？
Néng bǎ hújiāo dì gěi wǒ ma?
Could you please pass me the pepper?
我不要红色的柿子椒, 而是要绿色的。
Wǒ bù yào hóngsè de shìzijiāo, érshì yào lǜsè de.
I don't want red bell peppers, I want green ones.
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