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饺 Stroke Order — How to Write 饺

Stroke Order

饺 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 饣, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

饺 Radical and Character Components

Components:饣交

饺 is a phono-semantic compound: 饣 (food) carries the meaning, while 交 indicates the sound.

Radical: 饣 + 6 more strokes

饺 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • jiǎo

Meanings of 饺 in Chinese

1

jiǎo饺

Dumplings, typically crescent-shaped and filled with various ingredients, such as jiaozi or boiled dumplings.
我们今晚吃饺子吧!
Let's eat dumplings tonight!

Words with 饺

  • jiǎo饺zi子dumpling, potsticker
  • jiǎo饺zi子pí皮dumpling wrapper, dumpling skin
  • zhēng蒸jiǎo饺steamed dumplings, dumplings
  • bāo包jiǎo饺zi子make dumplings, wrap dumplings
  • jiǎo饺zi子xiàn馅dumpling filling, dumpling stuffing
  • zuò做jiǎo饺zi子xiàn馅make dumpling filling, prepare dumpling filling

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Questions about 饺

What does 饺 mean in Chinese?

饺 (jiǎo) means “Dumplings” in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 饺?

饺 is pronounced jiǎo in Mandarin Chinese.

How many strokes does 饺 have?

饺 has 9 strokes.

How do you write 饺?

饺 is written in 9 strokes, starting from the radical 饣. See the animated stroke order on this page.

What is the radical of 饺?

The radical of 饺 is 饣, and 饺 is a phono-semantic compound.

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