Pronunciation family
Chinese characters for “jiong”
8 characters share this plain syllable. Compare tone marks first, then open a character for writing and usage.
Tone by tone
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The same letters can represent different words when the tone changes.
1
First tone
jiōng
3
Third tone
jiǒng
Sound in context
Words using this pronunciation family
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窘迫jiǒngpò
poverty-stricken
冏彻jiǒng chèbright and easily understood
冏牧jiǒng mùminister of the imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
冏卿jiǒng qīngminister of the imperial stud, originally charged with horse breeding
冏寺jiǒng sìsame as 太僕寺|太仆寺[Tai4 pu2 si4], Court of imperial stud, office originally charged with horse breeding
冂jiōngwide
冋jiōngdesert
冏jiǒngbright, brilliant
发窘fā jiǒngto feel embarrassment
受窘shòu jiǒngembarrassed