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Character Decomposition
叫=口+丩
Etymology
mouth
Meanings
to shout
to call
to order
to ask
to be called
by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
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Words with 叫 130 total
to howl · to yell嚎叫háo jiàoto howl · to yell号叫háo jiàoto caterwaul · to call like an animal in heat叫春jiào chūnto applaud · to cheer叫好jiào hǎoto cry out · to bark out a sound叫唤jiào huanrooster · cock · (slang) (Cantonese) to visit a prostitute叫鸡jiào jīto whine about hardships · to complain of one's bitter lot · to complain · to grumble叫苦jiào kǔ(coll.) male donkey叫驴jiào lu:2to hawk (one's wares) · to peddle叫卖jiào màito shout · to bellow one's grievances叫嚷jiào rǎngto challenge an opponent to a fight叫阵jiào zhènto cry out in fear惊叫jīng jiàoto emit a sound · (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc · (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound鸣叫míng jiàoto whinny (of a horse) · to neigh · to shout嘶叫sī jiào
Idioms with 叫 18 total Chain
shouting and screaming (idiom); to scream loudly · to rant · to kick up a racket · to conduct vigorous propaganda大喊大叫dà hǎn dà jiàoto shout and quarrel · to make a big fuss大呼小叫dà hū xiǎo jiàocomplain loudly about an alleged injustice · cry out about one's grievances喊冤叫屈hǎn yuān jiào qūto complain without stopping (idiom); to bitch endlessly · incessant grievances叫苦不迭jiào kǔ bu diéto whine on for days (idiom) · to endlessly grumble complaints · incessant whining叫苦连天jiào kǔ lián tiān
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