叫 jiào — to shout; to cry

叫
jiào

Level 1 · Common HSK 2 #253

Variant: 呌

jiào jiao4

Basic definition

verb
  1. to shout; to cry e.g 叫喊呼叫叫好
  2. (of animals) to cry; to bark e.g 鸡叫狗叫鸣叫
  3. to call; to summon e.g 叫人叫车
  4. to be called; to name e.g 叫做名叫
  5. to make; to cause e.g 叫他来叫人着急
preposition
  1. by (passive marker) e.g 叫雨淋了叫人笑话

Detailed explanation

verb
  1. (形声。本义:呼，喊)
  2. cry;shout e.g 叫号 叫命 · 叫聒 · 叫头 · 叫曲
  3. call;greet e.g 叫喜 · 叫魂
  4. sing e.g 叫嗥
  5. complain
  6. call;name
  7. hire
  8. take as
  9. order
  10. tolerate
preposition
  1. by
noun
  1. 名

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