焦 Stroke Order — How to Write 焦
焦 is written in 12 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 灬, 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.
焦 Radical and Character Components
Components:隹灬
焦 is an ideographic compound. A bird 隹 getting its tail singed 灬.
Radical: 灬 + 8 more strokes
焦 Pronunciation and Pinyin
- jiāo
Meanings of 焦 in Chinese
1
jiāo焦
Scorched; burnt; charred (referring to an object becoming black-yellow, hard, and brittle from fire).
他不小心把面包烤焦了。
He accidentally burnt the bread.
Feeling anxious, restless, or worried.
她焦急地等待着考试结果。
She anxiously awaited the exam results.
Crispy; brittle.
炸薯条要炸得焦脆才好吃。
French fries taste best when fried until crispy.
To be extremely dry, parched, or scorched, often implying a withered or cracked state due to lack of moisture or intense heat.
炎炎夏日，地里的庄稼都快焦枯了。
Under the scorching summer sun, the crops in the field are almost parched and withered.
A hard, porous, and high-heat-value solid fuel, such as coke or coking coal, used in industrial processes.
炼钢厂需要大量焦炭作为燃料。
Steel mills require a large amount of coke as fuel.
Common Words and Phrases with 焦
1
Brown and crisp
烤箱里的面包片被烤得焦脆，散发着诱人的香气。
The bread slices in the oven were baked until crispy and golden, emitting an appealing aroma.
2
Focus; the central point of attention, discussion, or an issue.
这个项目成功的焦点在于团队的协作。
The focal point of this project's success lies in team collaboration.
3
Joule, an absolute MKS unit of work or energy.
加热一升水升高一度所需的能量大约是4184焦耳。
The energy required to heat one liter of water by one degree Celsius is approximately 4184 joules.
4
Joule's Law states that the rate at which heat is produced by an electric current in a conductor is proportional to the square of the current and the resistance of the conductor.
工程师们在设计电路时，必须考虑到焦耳定律，以确保散热效果良好。
Engineers must take Joule's Law into account when designing circuits to ensure effective heat dissipation.
5
parched; extremely dry
烈日下，土地被晒得焦干，出现了许多裂缝。
Under the scorching sun, the land was baked parched dry, and many cracks appeared.
6
burned black; blackened by fire
烤箱里的面包忘记取出来，变得焦黑了
The bread in the oven was forgotten and turned charred black.
7
Toast tan; sallow.
长时间没有浇水，盆里的花草都变得焦黄了
The flowers and plants in the pot all turned withered and yellow because they hadn't been watered for a long time.
8
Anxious; worried; concerned.
她焦急地等待着考试结果，希望一切顺利。
She anxiously awaited the exam results, hoping everything would go well.
9
Focal length
这台相机的变焦镜头具有可调节的焦距，可以拍摄远近不同的物体。
This camera's zoom lens has an adjustable focal length, allowing it to photograph objects at various distances.
10
Parched or extremely thirsty; (figuratively) eagerly awaiting or longing for something.
他对学习新技能有着焦渴的求知欲。
He possesses an intense thirst for learning new skills.
11
scorched and withered; dried up and shriveled
长时间的干旱使得花园里的花草都焦枯了。
The prolonged drought caused all the flowers and plants in the garden to become scorched and withered.
12
burned and ulcerated
大火过后，森林里只剩下焦烂的树干和满地的灰烬。
After the great fire, only scorched and festering tree trunks and a ground full of ashes remained in the forest.
13
to crack or fissure due to extreme dryness or lack of water
沙漠中的泥土因为长期缺乏水分，表面已经焦裂，寸草不生
Due to a prolonged lack of moisture, the surface of the desert soil has become severely cracked, allowing no blade of grass to grow.
14
A coke oven; a furnace made of refractory materials used for carbonizing coal to produce coke.
这座钢厂新建了一个先进的焦炉，以提高焦炭生产效率。
This steel plant built a new advanced coke oven to improve coke production efficiency.
15
anxiety; a feeling of worry, nervousness, or unease.
她对未来充满了焦虑，不知道该如何选择。
She was filled with anxiety about the future, not knowing how to choose.
16
Coking coal is a type of bituminous coal used in the production of coke, an essential material for steelmaking. It possesses strong coking properties and yields high-strength coke.
钢厂需要大量优质焦煤来生产钢铁。
Steel mills require large quantities of high-quality coking coal for steel production.
More words with 焦
- jù聚jiāo焦Focus
- kū枯jiāo焦Dry and scorched; withered.
- liàn炼jiāo焦coking
- liàn炼jiāo焦lú炉coke oven, coking oven
- méi煤jiāo焦yóu油coal tar
- guō锅jiāo焦Scorched, Burnt residue
- shāo烧jiāo焦Char, Scorched
- jiāo焦tàn炭coke
- jiāo焦tǔ土scorched earth, scorched-earth policy
- jù聚jiāo焦yú于focus on, center on
- biàn变jiāo焦jìng镜tóu头zoom lens
- jiāo焦jí急wàn万fēn分extremely anxious, very worried
- jiāo焦lǜ虑bù不ān安anxious, uneasy
- jiāo焦zào躁bù不ān安restless, anxious
- shì市chǎng场jiāo焦diǎn点Market focus, Market spotlight
- jiāo焦jí急de得anxiously, impatiently
- jiāo焦jí急shí时When anxious, When worried
- jiāo焦xiān先shēng生Mr. Jiao
- jù聚jiāo焦dào到focus on, hone in on
- jiāo焦lǜ虑bù不yǐ已Extremely anxious, Very worried
Idioms with 焦
- jiāo焦méi眉kǔ苦liǎn脸to look distressed and worried
- jiāo焦tóu头làn烂é额badly battered and bruised
- jiāo焦xīn心láo劳sī思extremely worried and anxious
- jiāo焦xīn心rú如fén焚consumed by worry
- chún唇jiāo焦kǒu口zào燥lips and mouth parched from talking
- hóu喉jiāo焦chún唇gàn干talk oneself hoarse
- jìn近huǒ火xiān先jiāo焦Those nearest danger suffer first
- shén神jiāo焦guǐ鬼làn烂catastrophic fire, widespread destruction, immense loss
- yī一piàn片jiāo焦tǔ土a scene of utter devastation
- jiāo焦chún唇bì敝shé舌talk oneself hoarse
- jiāo焦jīn金shuò烁shí石scorching metal and melting stone
- jiāo焦méi眉chóu愁yǎn眼worried and sorrowful expression
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Open the tool →Questions about 焦
What does 焦 mean in Chinese?
焦 (jiāo) means “Scorched” in Chinese.
How do you pronounce 焦?
焦 is pronounced jiāo in Mandarin Chinese.
How many strokes does 焦 have?
焦 has 12 strokes.
How do you write 焦?
焦 is written in 12 strokes, starting from the radical 灬. See the animated stroke order on this page.
What is the radical of 焦?
The radical of 焦 is 灬, and 焦 is an ideographic compound.
