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焦
Mandarin · pinyin jiāo#
Meanings · jiāo
- burnt
- scorched
- charred
- worried
- anxious
- coke
- joule (abbr. for 焦耳 jiāo ěr)
Mandarin · pinyin Jiāo#
Meanings · Jiāo
- surname Jiao
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- 焦
- jiāo · burned, scorched; anxious, vexed
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1 · jiao1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ziu1
Cantonese word readings for 焦. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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character · Etymology 1
- burned; scorched
- coke (solid fuel)
- anxious; vexed
- (traditional Chinese medicine) burner
- a surname
character · Etymology 2
- (physics) short for 焦耳 (jiāo'ěr, “joule (energy unit)”)
character · Etymology 3
- (Min, Jianning Gan) dry
- (Singapore Hokkien) cheers!
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