(jiǎo): to disturb, to annoy, to mix

(jiǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “to disturb.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of (semantic) and (phonetic). It ranks #2549 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, hand. Its radical form (hand) appears in many related characters such as (shǒu, hand), (, hit, make), (zhǎo, to look for).

Native pronunciation

Definitions

  1. to disturb
  2. to annoy
  3. to mix

Etymology & Origin

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Decomposition: ⿰扌觉 (layout: left-right)

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
dǎ jiǎoto disturb
jiǎo huoto mix
jiǎo bànto stir
jiǎo luànto disrupt
jiǎo bàn jīblender
jiǎo dòngto mix
hú jiǎo mán chán(idiom) to pester endlessly
jiǎo hunto mix
jiǎo rǎoto disturb
hú jiǎoto disturb
jiǎo dǎto beat
jiǎo zhū jīlottery machine
jiǎo jīsee 搞基[gao3 ji1]
jiǎo júto upset the apple cart
fān jiǎoto stir up
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Total compounds
71
As first character
24
As last character
6
As middle character

appears in 17 compound words: 71 as the first character, 24 as the last, and 6 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 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

bàn
0.8294,299 co-occurrences
yún
0.572366 co-occurrences
jiǎng
0.44578 co-occurrences
luàn
0.432318 co-occurrences
dǎo
0.42830 co-occurrences
jiāng
0.42466 co-occurrences
chán
0.42348 co-occurrences
rǎo
0.414120 co-occurrences
zhuāng
0.41136 co-occurrences
hún
0.40248 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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He rolled up his sleeves and began cleaning the room thoroughly.

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Huang Jinzhong's Perspective: The Iran Crisis Disrupts the "Trump-Xi Meeting"—Who Is More Anxious, the U.S. or China?

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Tatoeba

将混合物拌均匀。

Jiāng hùnhéwù jiǎobàn jūnyún.

Blend the mixture together until it is smooth.

Tatoeba

「我们有打你吗?」「一点都没有。来坐下。」

「 wǒmen yǒu dǎjiǎo nǐ ma?」「 yīdiǎn dōu méiyǒu. lái zuòxia.」

"Are we disturbing you?" "No, not at all! Come and sit down."

Tatoeba

拌机对真的喜欢冰沙的人来说很不错。

Jiǎobànjī duì zhēn de xǐhuan bīngshā de rén lái shuō hěn bù cuò.

Blenders are nice for people who really like smoothies.

Tatoeba

食物调理机往往比拌机短和宽。

Shíwù tiáolǐ jī wǎngwǎng bǐ jiǎobànjī duǎn hé kuān.

Food processors tend to be shorter and wider than blenders.

Character Family

Homophones — Characters pronounced jiǎo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 搅 (jiǎo) mean in Chinese?
搅 (jiǎo) primarily means "to disturb." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #2549 in character frequency.
How many strokes does 搅 have?
搅 is written with 12 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 搅?
The radical associated with 搅 is 扌 (hand). This radical appears in many characters related to hand.
What are the components of 搅?
搅 is composed of: 扌 (semantic), 觉 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰扌觉 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 搅?
Common words with 搅 include: 打搅 (dǎ jiǎo, "to disturb"); 搅和 (jiǎo huo, "to mix"); 搅拌 (jiǎo bàn, "to stir"); 搅乱 (jiǎo luàn, "to disrupt"); 搅拌机 (jiǎo bàn jī, "blender"). There are over 17 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 搅 (jiǎo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation jiǎo: 交 (to hand over), 郊 (suburbs), 胶 (to glue), 蕉 (banana), and 6 more. Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 搅 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 搅 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.