较

较 · jiào

compare; comparatively, more

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Meanings & readings

Meaning & readings

compare; comparatively, more

Mandarin
jiào
Cantonese
gaau3

Unihan definitions and selected character readings. Read the word to establish its pronunciation in context.

Form & structure

Writing & identity

Unicode
U+8F83
Radical
车 · 159
Strokes
10 · Unihan
Residual
6

Source record · Unihan 17.0. Individual senses and historical claims have not yet been reviewed by zimai.

Stroke order

10 strokes
较
Strokes
10
Convention
PRC · Make Me a Hanzi

10 strokes in writing order. Play to watch them, or Step through one at a time.

Modern stroke order; regional conventions can differ. Stroke medians: Make Me a Hanzi via HanziLookupJS, drawn as an even pen line.

Graphical structure

⿰车交(G)
How to read these symbols

⿰ left–right · ⿱ above–below · ⿻ overlap. Dotted boxes indicate positions, not missing characters. Each symbol describes the components that follow it; nested symbols describe a component in more detail. Source codes identify alternative analyses, not a writing sequence or an etymology.

BabelStone IDS · 2025-06-27. Region tags are preserved; 〾 marks approximation and {n} identifies an unencoded source component. These describe graphical structure, not historical derivation.

Words & connections

Words using 较

Character connections

No reverse component match in this collection.

History & distinctions

Related forms

較

Unihan traditional/simplified variant properties. Conversion may depend on context.

Sources & reference

Evidence & next depth

Source editions & exact scope ↗
Retained Unihan properties
kMandarin
jiào
kCantonese
gaau3
kDefinition
compare; comparatively, more
kTotalStrokes
10
kRSUnicode
159'.6
kTraditionalVariant
U+8F03
kTGH
2013:1876

Readings across dictionaries

Xiandai Hanyu · 1983
jiào 0571.050
Small numbers locate dictionary entries; 粵 introduces Cantonese. Includes rare or historical readings. Source notation ↗

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Sentences in context

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Structure & connections

0.10
33dictionary records using 较0forms using this shape0attributed sound links
⿰ Left / right

Shape description
车 beside 交 · the shape used in China
Source notation ^⿰车交$(G)
BabelStone · 2025-06-27. Encoded shape and region tags; graphical analysis does not establish historical function.

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Retained descriptions & scope

^⿰车交$(G)

All alternatives are retained. Only the first description drives component search and graphical links. Counts describe this snapshot, not frequency. Evidence and method.