矯
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矫
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Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (矯)
Simplified (矫)
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Historical Evolution
矫
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
矫
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
矫
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
矫
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
矫
Regular
Modern
Chinese
矫 / 矯 [Jiǎo]
surname Jiao
矫 / 矯 [jiáo]
argumentative; contentious
矫 / 矯 [jiǎo]
to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
矯 いさみ
Isami unclassified name
矯 いさむ
Isamu given name
矯 たかし
Takashi male given name
矯 たけし
Takeshi given name
矯 ただし
Tadashi unclassified name
矯 つよし
Tsuyoshi male given name
CHINESE WORDS (22)
矫正 [jiǎozhèng] #12,912
to correct
矫情 [jiáoqing] #16,106
(Beijing dialect) argumentative
矫健 [jiǎojiàn] #33,102
strong and healthy
矫形 [jiǎoxíng] #32,041
orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
矫揉造作 [jiǎoróuzàozuò] #38,183
pretension
矫治 [jiǎozhì] #27,614
to correct (e.g. sight or hearing)
矫枉过正 [jiǎowǎngguòzhèng] #43,199
to overcorrect (idiom)
矫捷 [jiǎojié] #48,396
vigorous and nimble
矫枉过直 [jiǎowǎngguòzhí] #75,255
see 矯枉過正|矫枉过正[jiǎowǎngguòzhèng]
牙齿矫正器 [yáchǐjiǎozhèngqì]
orthodontic braces
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JAPANESE WORDS (31)
⭐ 矯正 [きょうせい] #17,561
correction (of a fault, defect, flaw, etc.)
奇矯 [ききょう] #44,005
eccentric
矯めつ眇めつ [ためつすがめつ] #69,984
(scrutinizing) carefully
矯正施設 [きょうせいしせつ] #79,722
correctional facility (for juveniles)
矯める [ためる] #88,925
to straighten
矯激 [きょうげき] #136,327
radical
矯風 [きょうふう] #141,568
reform of morals
歯列矯正 [しれつきょうせい] #146,888
orthodontia
矯飾 [きょうしょく] #151,107
affectation
縮毛矯正 [しゅくもうきょうせい] #170,006
hair straightening
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