饺
饺 (jiǎo) · stuffed dumplings
饺 (jiǎo) means “stuffed dumplings”. It is made of 饣 + 交 and has 9 strokes.
Break 饺 into its parts
What 饺 is made of
- 饣 shí — food
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 交 jiāo — associate with
- 六 liù — six
- 亠 tóu — lid
- 八 bā — eight
- 乂 yì — crossed strokes
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 六 liù — six
Origin hint: 饣 gives the meaning, 交 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
饺 stroke order
Example sentences with 饺子
过年我们吃饺子。Guònián wǒmen chī jiǎozi.We eat dumplings at New Year.
你会包饺子吗？Nǐ huì bāo jiǎozi ma?Can you make dumplings?
Words with 饺
Also built with 饣
- 蚀shíto nibble at
- 饥jīhungry
- 饪rèncooked food
- 饭fànmeal
- 饮yǐnto swallow
- 饰shìto decorate
- 饱bǎofull (after eating)
- 饲sìto raise animals
- 饶ráoabundant
- 饼bǐngrice-cake
- 饿èhungry
- 馅xiànfilling
Quick facts
| Pinyin | jiǎo |
|---|---|
| Meaning | stuffed dumplings |
| Strokes | 9 |
| Radical | 食 (eat, #184) |
| Pattern | Left–right |
Questions about 饺
What does 饺 mean?
饺 (jiǎo) means “stuffed dumplings”.
How many strokes does 饺 have?
饺 has 9 strokes.
What is the radical of 饺?
The radical of 饺 is 食 (shí, “eat”), Kangxi radical number 184.
What parts make up 饺?
饺 is made of 饣 (food) and 交 (associate with).
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