jiào

to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)

Radical: 口 HSK 1 v, p, n pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

叫 decomposes into the following components:

Semantic component: ; phonetic component: .

Words containing 叫

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 叫.

乱叫
luàn jiào
to inconsiderately shout
叫作
jiào zuò
to call
叫做
jiào zuò
to be called
叫停
jiào tíng
叫卖
jiào mài
叫响
jiào xiǎng
to gain fame and success
叫唤
jiào huan
to cry out
叫喊
jiào hǎn
exclamation
叫嚣
jiào xiāo
to hoot
叫嚷
jiào rǎng
to shout
叫声
jiào shēng
yelling (sound made by person)
叫好
jiào hǎo
to applaud

Related characters (radical 口)

Characters that share the radical .

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