矫

to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation

11 strokes Dict coverage rank #2,171 U+77EB

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

矢 (semantic, “arrow”) + 乔 (phonetic, qiáo)

components: 矢乔

rectify · Heisig RSH #2256

矢 dart + angel

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 乔

Siblings built with the same phonetic component 乔 (qiáo) — compare how they read:

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
乔 sound component	qiáo	tall, lofty; proud, stately
桥	qiáo	bridge; beam, crosspiece
娇	jiāo	seductive, lovable, tender; pampered; frail
侨	qiáo	emigrant; to sojourn
挢	jiǎo	to correct
鞒	qiáo	boot, mud shoe, snowshoe

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
矫形外科	jiǎo xíng wài kē	orthopedic surgery
牙齿矫正器	yá chǐ jiǎo zhèng qì	orthodontic braces
齿列矫正器	chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng qì	see 牙齒矯正器\|牙齿矫正器[ya2 chi3 jiao3 zheng4 qi4]
矫形医生	jiǎo xíng yī shēng	orthopedic doctor
矫直机	jiǎo zhí jī	(manufacturing) straightening machine; straightener
矫形牙套	jiǎo xíng yá tào	orthodontic brace
齿列矫正	chǐ liè jiǎo zhèng	orthodontic treatment; orthodontics
矫正透镜	jiǎo zhèng tòu jìng	correcting lens
矫味剂	jiǎo wèi jì	corrective agent; flavoring agent
矫情	jiáo qing	(Beijing dialect) argumentative; unreasonable
矫情	jiǎo qíng	affected; unnatural; pretentious
矫治	jiǎo zhì	to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
矫正	jiǎo zhèng	to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectif…
矫形	jiǎo xíng	orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
矫直	jiǎo zhí	to straighten; (fig.) to mend one's ways
矫枉过正	jiǎo wǎng guò zhèng	to overcorrect (idiom); to overcompensate
齿颚矫正学	chǐ è jiǎo zhèng xué	(Tw) orthodontics
矫枉过直	jiǎo wǎng guò zhí	see 矯枉過正\|矫枉过正[jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4]
矫揉造作	jiǎo róu zào zuò	pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
矫健	jiǎo jiàn	strong and healthy; vigorous