jiāo
first tone
第一声
high and level
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Free visual pinyin lesson
jiao Pinyin Tones, Characters and Words
Learn jiao pinyin visually. Compare jiao through watering, chewing, dumplings, and calling. Explore tones, common Chinese characters, useful words and audio in one visual lesson.
浇、嚼、饺、叫四条生活路径。 点击上方知识球，可以听发音并沿着汉字和词语继续探索。
Lesson type
tone paths
声调变化
Language
English + 中文
Beginner friendly
Inside this lesson
4 characters · 4 words
Audio included
Tone guide
The tones of jiao
Read each marked syllable aloud, then connect the tone to a character and a word in the knowledge ball above.
jiáo
second tone
第二声
rising upward
jiǎo
third tone
第三声
down, then up
jiào
fourth tone
第四声
quickly falling
Characters
Common Chinese characters for jiao
The same pinyin spelling can point to different characters. The tone and character meaning belong together.
jiāo
to water or pour water on something
浇，把水倒在上面
jiáo
to chew food
嚼，用牙齿把食物咬碎
jiǎo
dumpling
饺，饺子
jiào
to call out to someone
叫，出声喊别人
Useful words
Build vocabulary with jiao
Open a word in the knowledge ball to hear it and see a complete example sentence.
浇花
jiāo huā
to water flowers
给花草倒水
嚼苹果
jiáo píng guǒ
to chew an apple
慢慢咬碎苹果
饺子
jiǎo zi
dumplings with filling inside
一种包着馅的食物
叫醒
jiào xǐng
to wake someone by calling
用声音让别人醒来
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