较
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(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]
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How 较 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
车 (semantic, “cart”) + 交 (phonetic, jiāo)
How to remember it
relatively · Heisig RSH #1046
车 car + 交 mingle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 交
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 交 (jiāo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交 sound component | jiāo | to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix |
| 校 | xiào | school; military field officer |
| 效 | xiào | result, effect; effective |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite, to gnaw |
| 绞 | jiǎo | intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal |
| 郊 | jiāo | suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space |
| 饺 | jiǎo | stuffed dumplings |
| 狡 | jiǎo | cunning, deceitful, treacherous |
| 皎 | jiǎo | white; bright, brilliant; clear |
| 鲛 | jiāo | shark |
| 跤 | jiāo | to tumble, to fall; to wrestle |
| 蛟 | jiāo | a legendary scaled dragon |
| 佼 | jiǎo | beautiful, handsome, good-looking |
| 姣 | jiāo | beautiful, handsome, pretty |
| 洨 | xiáo | a river in Hebei province |
| 茭 | jiāo | an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica |
Words containing 较
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 一较高下 | yī jiào gāo xià | to compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best) |
| 比较文学 | bǐ jiào wén xué | comparative literature |
| 相对比较 | xiāng duì bǐ jiào | relatively; comparatively |
| 比较而言 | bǐ jiào ér yán | comparatively speaking |
| 较真儿 | jiào zhēn r | erhua variant of 較真|较真[jiao4 zhen1] |
| 日较差 | rì jiào chā | (meteorology) diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc) |
| 比较级 | bǐ jiào jí | (grammar) the comparative |
| 比较分析 | bǐ jiào fēn xī | comparative analysis |
| 年较差 | nián jiào chā | annual range (temperature, humidity etc) |
| 较大 | jiào dà | comparatively large |
| 较劲儿 | jiào jìn r | erhua variant of 較勁|较劲[jiao4 jin4] |
| 相较 | xiāng jiào | to compare |
| 较场 | jiào chǎng | military drill ground; same as 校場|校场[jiao4 chang3] |
| 较然 | jiào rán | clearly; evidently; markedly |
| 较量 | jiào liàng | to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble |
| 较为 | jiào wéi | comparatively; relatively; fairly |
| 较好 | jiào hǎo | better |
| 比较 | bǐ jiào | to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison |
| 较比 | jiào bǐ | comparatively (colloquial); fairly; quite; rather; relatively |
| 计较 | jì jiào | to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem |