jiào

to shout; to call; to order

verb(介) HSK 3.0 · Band 1

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

See it in sentences

你叫什么名字?

What is your name?

老师叫我们读书。

The teacher tells us to read.