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矯

简矫 · 繁矯

Mandarin · pinyin jiáo#

used in 矯情 jiáo qing

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo#

Mandarin · pinyin Jiǎo#

surname Jiao

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矯: Look up this written character
矫: jiǎo · correct, rectify, straighten out

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2 · jiao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

giu2 · kiu2

Cantonese word readings for 矯. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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to correct; to rectify; to straighten out
to pretend; to falsify; to fake; to forge
to be pretentious; to be artificial with manners, emotions, etc.
strong; powerful
a surname

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