Dogs bark.
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叫
Traditional: 呌
jiào
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jiào · giu3 (Jyutping)
- to shout
- to call
- to order
- to ask
- to be called
- by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- variant of 叫[jiao4]
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Character breakdown
Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.
Example sentences
Call the police!
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