Etymology

jiao

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Today it means: A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan. Full definition →

Mandarin 焦
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jiao · noun1

Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.

Jiao · proper noun2

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from焦
  2. English todayJiao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 焦 (Jiāo).

Jiao · proper noun3

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from郊
  2. English todayJiao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 郊 (Jiāo).

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