jiāo

HSK 7–9

焦 (jiāo) is a Chinese word meaning “burnt; scorched; charred”.

Meanings

  1. 1burnt
  2. 2scorched
  3. 3charred
  4. 4worried
  5. 5anxious
  6. 6coke
  7. 7joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3])
Part of speech
adjective

Related words

焦虑anxious焦surname Jiao焦点(lit. and fig.) focal point; focus聚焦to focus (light, electron beam etc)焦急anxiety焦躁fretful焦头烂额lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)焦糖caramel焦虑不安worried too much焦油tar焦距focal length焦耳(loanword) joule

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