饺子
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饺子 (jiǎozi) · dumpling
饺子 (jiǎozi) means “dumpling”. It is written with 2 characters: 饺 (stuffed dumplings) + 子 (noun suffix). It is an HSK 1 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 饺子 is built
The characters
饺 jiǎo · stuffed dumplings
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)
子 zi · noun suffix
What 子 is made of
- 了liǎo / le — finish
- 乛 — bent stroke
- 亅 — hook
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A child in a wrap, with outstretched arms but bundled legs (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
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?
Questions about 饺子
What does 饺子 mean?
饺子 (jiǎozi) means “dumpling”.
How do you pronounce 饺子?
饺子 is pronounced jiǎozi.
Which HSK level is 饺子?
饺子 is in HSK 1 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 包子bāozisteamed stuffed bun
- 杯子bēizicup
- 本子běnzinotebook
- 儿子érzison
- 房子fángzihouse
- 孩子háizichild
- 桌子zhuōzitable
- 个子gèziheight
- 句子jùzisentence
- 筷子kuàizichopsticks
Learn 饺子 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 41: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.