How is 叫 pronounced?

叫 is pronounced “jiào” in pinyin.

What HSK level is 叫?

叫 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

How do you write 叫?

Follow the stroke-order animation above; 叫 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

HSK 1verbpreposition

叫

jiào

叫 (jiào) means “to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)”. It is an HSK 1 Chinese character in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.

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Practice writing

Example

他叫李明。

Tā jiào Lǐ Míng.

He is called Li Ming.

Words containing 叫

叫作jiào zuòto call; to be called

More HSK 1 vocabulary

HSK 1 →

爱àito love; to be fond of; to like; affection; to be inclined (to do sth); to tend to (happen)的deof; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute); (used to form a nominal expression); (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis); also pr. [dì] or [di] in poetry and songs 八bāeight; 8 爸爸bà ba(coll.) father; dad 了le(completed action marker); (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now); (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)我wǒI; me; my 杯子bēi zicup; glass 是shìto be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)你好nǐ hǎohello 北京běi jīngBeijing, capital of the People's Republic of China 你nǐyou (informal, as opposed to courteous 您)在zàito exist; to be alive; (of sb or sth) to be (located) at; (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)

Frequently asked questions

What does 叫 mean?: 叫 (jiào) means “to shout; to call; to order; to ask; to be called; by (indicates agent in the passive mood)”. It is an HSK 1 word.
How is 叫 pronounced?: 叫 is pronounced “jiào” in pinyin.
What HSK level is 叫?: 叫 belongs to HSK 1 in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
How do you write 叫?: Follow the stroke-order animation above; 叫 is written using standard stroke order. Practice it in the writing trainer.

Updated: 2026-05-27