懂中文 Dong Chinese

矫

jiǎo, jiáo

correct

Phonosemantic compound. 矢 represents the meaning and 乔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 矯.

Components
矢 meaning component

矢  Meaning component

shǐ

  

arrow

乔 sound component

乔  Sound component

qiáo

  

tall

Evolution

矫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
矫 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
矫 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
矫 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

矫 (矯) 

jiǎo

correct, rectify, straighten out; to correct; to rectify; to redress; strong; brave; to pretend; to feign; affectation

矫 (矯) 

Jiǎo

surname Jiao

矫 (矯) 

jiáo

argumentative; contentious

Most common words with 矫
Freq.
Word
Meaning

矫正

to correct

矫

to correct

矫情

affected

矫健

vigorous

矫形

orthopedic (e.g. surgery)