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jiǎo · stuffed dumplings

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饺=
饣shífood
+交jiāoto connect
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9Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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饣Key radical

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 饺

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jiǎoWords pronounced jiǎo
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Wǎn shàng wǒ men qù chī jiǎo zǐ, hǎo ma?晚上我们去吃饺子，好吗？

We're going out for dumplings in the evening, all right?

Source: Tatoeba #2309573 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zài zhōng guó, tí dào guò nián, xǔ duō rén xiǎng dào de dōu shì yì jiā wéi zài yì qǐ bāo jiǎo zǐ.在中国，提到过年，许多人想到的都是一家围在一起包饺子。

If you mention New Year in China, the image that many people will think of is a family gathered around wrapping dumplings together.

Source: Tatoeba #756984 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Jiǎo zǐ shì nián yè fàn zhuō shàng bì bù kě shǎo de.饺子是年夜饭桌上必不可少的。

Dumplings are essential at the New Year's Eve dinner table.

Source: Tatoeba #756987 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Zhè jiǎo zǐ shì shén me xiàn de a?这饺子是什么馅的啊？

What is the filling in these dumplings?

Source: Tatoeba #630348 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Shuō míng nián yè fàn de jiǎo zǐ shì qīn rén tuán jù de xiàng zhēng.说明年夜饭的饺子是亲人团聚的象征。

This means that eating dumplings on New Year's eve is a symbol of family reunion.

Source: Tatoeba #757003 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Suǒ yǒu de sī niàn yǔ zhù fú dōu bāo jìn le nà báo báo de jiǎo zǐ pí lǐ.所有的思念与祝福都包进了那薄薄的饺子皮里。

All of the longing and wishes for good fortune are wrapped up in the fragile skin of the dumplings.

Source: Tatoeba #757023 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 饺 in context

  1. Say jiǎo, then recall the core meaning: stuffed dumplings.
  2. Write all 9 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 饺子 (jiǎo zi), meaning “dumpling”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 饺 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.