郊 (jiāo): suburbs, outskirts
郊 (jiāo) is a Chinese character meaning “suburbs.” Classified as HSK Level 4 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 交 (phonetic) and 阝 (semantic). It ranks #2281 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 郊 place. Its radical form 阝 (mound) appears in many related characters such as 那 (nà, (specifier) that), 都 (dōu, all), 院 (yuàn, courtyard).
Definitions
- suburbs
- outskirts
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 郊
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 荒郊noun | huāng jiāo | desolate area outside a town |
| 市郊noun | shì jiāo | outer city |
| 郊游noun | jiāo yóu | to go for an outing |
| 城郊noun | chéng jiāo | suburbs |
| 近郊noun | jìn jiāo | suburbs |
| 远郊 | yuǎn jiāo | outer suburbs |
| 京郊日报 | jīng jiāo rì bào | Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018 |
| 近郊区 | jìn jiāo qū | suburbs |
| 南郊区 | nán jiāo qū | Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市, Shanxi |
| 四郊noun | sì jiāo | suburb |
| 郊野noun | jiāo yě | open area outside the city |
| 京郊noun | jīng jiāo | suburbs of Beijing |
| 乡郊 | xiāng jiāo | (HK) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city |
| 郊狼noun | jiāo láng | coyote (Canis latrans) |
| 孟郊 | mèng jiāo | Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet |
郊 appears in 18 compound words: 33 as the first character, 50 as the last, and 17 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 郊 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
郊字在日常生活中使用频率中等。
jiāo zì zài rì cháng shēng huó zhōng shǐ yòng pín lǜ zhōng děng .
The character "郊" is used moderately frequently in daily life.
日本东京近郊豪华房车撞7车 司机逃走躲入民居被捕
rì běn dōng jīng jìn jiāo háo huá fáng chē zhuàng 7 chē sī jī táo zǒu duǒ rù mín jū bèi bǔ
Luxury SUV Crashes Into 7 Vehicles in Tokyo Suburbs; Driver Flees, Hides in Residential Home, and Is Arrested
...市场再添标杆:昊运云仓领衔北京天津河北燕郊供应链服务新格局
. . . shì chǎng zài tiān biāo gān : 昊 yùn yún cāng lǐng xián běi jīng tiān jīn hé běi yān jiāo gōng yīng liàn fú wù xīn gé jú
...Another Industry Leader Emerges: Haoyun Cloud Warehouse Pioneers a New Paradigm in Supply Chain Services Across Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Yanjiao
高捷红线未来搭全线需100分钟 市郊居民喊设直达车
gāo jié hóng xiàn wèi lái dā quán xiàn xū 1 0 0 fēn zhōng shì jiāo jū mín hǎn shè zhí dá chē
It will take 100 minutes to take the whole line in the future, and suburban residents will call for direct trains
...留2亿元成立“北都城乡共融基金” 推动乡郊文化旅游
. . . liú 2 yì yuán chéng lì běi dōu chéng xiāng gòng róng jī jīn tuī dòng xiāng jiāo wén huà lǚ yóu
... Set aside 200 million yuan to set up the "Beijing Urban-Rural Integration Fund" to promote rural cultural tourism
渔护署:西贡东郊野公园景点及露营地点秩序及卫生与预计相若
yú hù shǔ : xī gòng dōng jiāo yě gōng yuán jǐng diǎn jí lù yíng dì diǎn zhì xù jí wèi shēng yǔ yù jì xiāng ruò
AFCD: The order and hygiene of scenic spots and camping sites in Sai Kung East Country Park are similar to expected
亚妮住在阿尔及尔的郊区
Yà nī zhù zài ā'ěrjí'ěr de jiāoqū
Yanni lives on the outskirts of Algiers.
前几天，东京郊外发生了件可怕的事情。
Qiánjǐtiān, Dōngjīng jiāowài fāshēng le jiàn kěpà de shìqing.
The other day something horrible happened in a Tokyo suburb.
海伦和凯蒂在东京郊区租了个套间。
Hǎilún hé Kǎidì zài Dōngjīng jiāoqū zū le gè tàojiān.
Helen and Kathy rented an apartment in a suburb of Tokyo.
要住在郊区的话，汽车是必需的。
Yào zhù zài jiāoqū dehuà, qìchē shì bìxū de.
A car is a must for life in the suburbs.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 阝 (place) component
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