矯
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jiǎo · to correct, to rectify, to straighten out

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17Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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矢Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 矯

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Example sentences

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Wǒ shì yì míng yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng yī shī.我是一名牙齒矯正醫師。

I'm an orthodontist.

Source: Tatoeba #13249547 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhēn lǐ de yǔ yán bì dìng shì pǔ shí wú huá 、 háo wú jiǎo shì de.真理的語言必定是樸實無華、毫無矯飾的。

The language of truth must be, with no doubt, simple and without artifice.

Source: Tatoeba #13879065 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēn shǒu jiǎo jiàn de zōng húli yuè guò lǎn yáng yáng de gǒu.身手矯健的棕狐狸躍過懶洋洋的狗。

The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.

Source: Tatoeba #13569214 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēn shǒu jiǎo jiàn de zōng húli méi yǒu yuè guò lǎn yáng yáng de gǒu.身手矯健的棕狐狸沒有躍過懶洋洋的狗。

The quick brown fox did not jump over the lazy dog.

Source: Tatoeba #13569216 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shēn shǒu jiǎo jiàn de zōng húli yuè guò lǎn yáng yáng de zōng gǒu.身手矯健的棕狐狸躍過懶洋洋的棕狗。

The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy brown dog.

Source: Tatoeba #13569215 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 矯 in context

  1. Say jiǎo, then recall the core meaning: to correct, to rectify, to straighten out.
  2. Write all 17 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 矯 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.