饺 (jiǎo): dumpling
饺 (jiǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “dumpling.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 饣 (semantic) and 交 (phonetic). It ranks #2951 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 饺 food. Its radical form 饣 (eat) appears in many related characters such as 饭 (fàn, meal, rice), 饿 (è, hungry), 馆 (guǎn, restaurant, hall).
Definitions
- dumpling
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 饺
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 水饺 | shuǐ jiǎo | boiled dumpling (made by wrapping a pasta skin around a filling, like ravioli) |
| 蒸饺 | zhēng jiǎo | steamed dumpling |
| 水饺儿 | shuǐ jiǎo r | erhua variant of 水餃|水饺[shui3 jiao3] |
| 包饺子 | bāo jiǎo zi | to wrap jiaozi (dumplings or potstickers) |
| 饺子馆 | jiǎo zi guǎn | dumpling restaurant |
| 水晶饺 | shuǐ jīng jiǎo | crystal dumpling, a type of dumpling popular in southern China and Taiwan, named for its translucent, slightly chewy ... |
| 花饺 | huā jiǎo | dumpling |
| 煎饺 | jiān jiǎo | fried dumpling |
| 虾饺 | xiā jiǎo | prawn dumplings |
| 饺饵 | jiǎo ěr | dumpling |
饺 appears in 11 compound words: 27 as the first character, 55 as the last, and 18 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 饺 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
春节的时候，家家户户都会包饺子庆祝新年。
Chūnjié de shíhou, jiājiāhùhù dōu huì bāo jiǎozi qìngzhù xīnnián.
During the Spring Festival, every household makes dumplings to celebrate the new year.
...!客控老板“抽菸、滑手机+没洗手”狂包煎饺
. . . ! kè kòng lǎo bǎn chōu 菸 , huá shǒu jī méi xǐ shǒu kuáng bāo jiān jiǎo
...! Restaurant owner caught "smoking, scrolling on his phone, and not washing his hands" while making pan-fried dumplings
...包店 黄金21摺口感超饱满“还有奢华松露饺”
. . . bāo diàn huáng jīn 2 1 摺 kǒu gǎn chāo bǎo mǎn hái yǒu shē huá sōng lù jiǎo
...Dumpling Shop: Golden 21-Layer Dumplings with an incredibly rich texture—"Plus luxurious truffle dumplings"
以为吃水饺很清淡?营养师曝“中式小点”热量陷阱 3...
yǐ wéi chī shuǐ jiǎo hěn qīng dàn ? yíng yǎng shī pù zhōng shì xiǎo diǎn rè liàng xiàn jǐng 3 . . .
Think dumplings are very light? Nutritionist exposes the "Chinese snack" calorie trap 3...
香菜控冲了!麦味登10颗70元“香菜炸饺”香气爆棚、松饼堡加10元爽吃“现炸薯饼...
xiāng cài kòng chōng le ! mài wèi dēng 1 0 kē 7 0 yuán xiāng cài zhà jiǎo xiāng qì bào péng , sōng bǐng bǎo jiā 1 0 yuán shuǎng chī xiàn zhà shǔ bǐng . . .
Coriander is controlled! Mai Weiden's 10 pieces of 70 yuan "coriander fried dumplings" are full of aroma, and the muffin burger adds 10 yuan to eat "fresh fried hash browns...
...指定点心一律计小点 早午下午茶市都有 虾饺/烧卖/凤爪/叉烧包
. . . zhǐ dìng diǎn xīn yī lǜ jì xiǎo diǎn zǎo wǔ xià wǔ chá shì dōu yǒu xiā jiǎo shāo mài fèng zhǎo chā shāo bāo
... Designated dim sum is counted as a small order, and there are shrimp dumplings/shumai/chicken feet/char siu buns in the morning, afternoon and afternoon tea market
这饺子是什么馅的啊？
Zhè jiǎozi shì shénme xiàn de a?
What is the filling in these dumplings?
晚上我们去吃饺子，好吗？
Wǎnshang wǒmen qù chī jiǎozi, hǎo ma?
We're going out for dumplings in the evening, all right?
饺子是年夜饭桌上必不可少的。
Jiǎozi shì niányèfàn zhuō shàng bìbùkěshǎo de.
Dumplings are essential at the New Year's Eve dinner table.
说明年夜饭的饺子是亲人团聚的象征。
Shuōmíng niányèfàn de jiǎozi shì qīnrén tuánjù de xiàngzhēng.
This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.
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