Learn Chinese Characters

Meaning

lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail

Hear the Four Tones

The same syllable “jiao” becomes a different word in each tone. 娇 is the 1st tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.

Stroke Order

Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.

Common Words

  • 娇气jiāo qìdelicate; squeamish; finicky
  • 娇惯jiāo guànto pamper; to coddle; to spoil
  • 娇小jiāo xiǎopetite; delicate; dainty
  • 娇美jiāo měidainty
  • 娇儿jiāo érbeloved son

Example Sentence

这个孩子从小被娇生惯养。Zhè ge hái zi cóng xiǎo bèi jiāo shēng guàn yǎng.This child has been pampered since childhood.

这个Zhè ge(pronoun) this孩子hái zichild从小cóng xiǎofrom childhoodbèi(passive: by)娇生惯养jiāo shēng guàn yǎngpampered and spoiled since