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CHINESE CHARACTER

鮫 (jiāo): Meaning, Words & Stroke Order

jiāo
shark
HSK —17 strokes

LEARNING CONNECTIONS

Primary radical

魚 is the Unicode primary radical used to organise 鮫.

Phonetic component

交 is recorded as the sound-side component in this pictophonetic analysis.

STROKES · 17

Write 鮫 in 17 steps.

Each square adds one stroke in the standard writing order.

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FAQ

What does 鮫 (jiāo) mean in Chinese?

shark

How do you write 鮫 in stroke order?

鮫 has 17 strokes. Follow the animated stroke-order sequence above, then practise it on the writing page.

What is the radical of 鮫?

魚 is the radical in 鮫. It can provide a meaning-side clue.

What are common words with 鮫?

This character does not yet have linked HSK word entries in the study archive.