饺 meaning and stroke order
Stuffed dumplings
How to write 饺, stroke by stroke
9 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.
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Meaning of 饺
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.
- dumplings with meat filling
How 饺 is built
Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Food.
饣 gives the meaning and 交 hints at the sound.
Radical: 饣 (food), shared by 43 characters on this site.
How to remember 饺
The left side 饣 is the food radical, and the right side 交 (jiāo) gives the sound. Picture the dough edges crossing and meeting, 交 like hands joining, to seal a food parcel: a dumpling.
饺 almost always appears in the word 饺子 (jiǎozi), the boiled or pan-fried dumplings eaten all over China, especially at Chinese New Year. Example: 我们晚上包饺子吧。(Wǒmen wǎnshang bāo jiǎozi ba.) Let's make dumplings tonight.
Common mistake: Learners often write 交 (jiāo) or 胶 (jiāo, glue) instead of 饺, because they share the same right side. Remember that 饺 has the food radical 饣 and is third tone (jiǎo), not first tone like 交.
Common words with 饺
Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| 饺子 | jiǎozi | dumpling; pot-sticker | HSK 2 |
饺 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Questions about 饺
How many strokes are in 饺?
饺 is written with 9 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.
What does 饺 mean?
饺 (jiǎo) means stuffed dumplings. A common word with it is 饺子 (jiǎozi), meaning "dumpling; pot-sticker".
How do you pronounce 饺?
饺 is pronounced jiǎo, in the third tone (dipping).
What is the radical of 饺?
The radical of 饺 is 饣, which carries the idea of "food". Dictionaries list 饺 under this radical.
What is the traditional form of 饺?
The traditional form of 饺 is 餃. Traditional characters are used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; 饺 is the simplified form used in mainland China and Singapore.
Is 饺 on the HSK exam?
Yes. 饺 is part of the HSK 2 character list in the HSK 3.0 standard, and you are expected to write it by hand from HSK 2.
What verb do you use for making dumplings in Chinese?
Use 包 (bāo), which means to wrap. 包饺子 (bāo jiǎozi) means to make dumplings by folding the filling into the wrappers.
Is 饺子 the same as 包子 or 馄饨?
No. 包子 (bāozi) are larger steamed buns with a fluffy dough, and 馄饨 (húntun) are small dumplings with thin wrappers usually served in soup. 饺子 have a thinner wrapper than 包子 and are often boiled or pan-fried.