Keyword
suburbs
- outskirts
- wasteland
- open space
- Frequency
- #1808
- Strokes
- 8
Readings
jiāo100%
Mnemonic
阝 (place) gives the meaning and 交 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
郊区
suburban district; outskirts; suburbs
郊外
outskirts
市郊
outer city; suburb
近郊
suburbs; outskirts
城郊
suburbs; outskirts of a city
郊区
Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Tongling City 铜陵市 (TónglíngShì), Anhui; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Jiamusi City 佳木斯市 (JiāmùsīShì), Heilongjiang; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Yangquan City 阳泉市 (YángquánShì), Shanxi; Jiao District or Jiaoqu, a district of Changzhi City 长治市 (ChángzhìShì), Shanxi
郊
suburbs; outskirts
郊游
to go for an outing; to go on an excursion
远郊
outer suburbs; remote outskirts of a city
乡郊
(HK) rural area on the outskirts of a town or city; rural-urban fringe
郊野
open area outside the city; countryside
荒郊
desolate area outside a town
京郊
suburbs of Beijing
孟郊
Meng Jiao (751-814), Tang dynasty essayist and poet
近郊区
suburbs; city outskirts
郊狼
coyote (Canis latrans)
南郊区
Nanjiao district of Datong city 大同市 (Dàtóngshì), Shanxi
四郊
suburb; outskirts (of town)
郊祀
pair of annual sacrificial ceremonies held by the emperor in ancient times: one in the southern suburbs of the capital (bringing offerings to Heaven) and another in the northern suburbs (with offerings to Earth)