to call; to be named (v.)
HSK 1
Traditional
叫 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Phonetically similar words
教 jiāo - to teach (v.) | HSK 3
脚 jiǎo - foot (n.) | HSK 3
角 jiǎo - horn; corner; jiao (written) [unit of currency = 0.1 yuan] (clf.) | HSK 3
交 jiāo - exchange to hand over; to accociate with (v.) | HSK 4
浇 jiāo - sprinkle water on; irrigate; to water (v.) | HSK 5
Examples
我叫李明。 wǒ jiào Lǐ Míng. - My name is Li Ming.
请叫我医生。 qǐng jiào wǒ yīshēng. - Please call me doctor.
你叫什么名字？ nǐ jiào shénme míngzi? - What is your name?
她叫了一辆出租车。 tā jiàle yī liàng chūzū chē. - She called a taxi.
他们在叫我的名字。 tāmen zài jiào wǒ de míngzì. - They are calling my name.