jiao

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/dʒjaʊ//dʒiˈaʊ/

noun

A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.

OriginMandarin 焦 →
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Meanings

jiao1

nounjiao (plural jiao)
  1. hobbiesA currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.

Jiao2

proper nounJiao (plural Jiaos)

plural Jiaos

  1. A surname.

Jiao3

proper noun
  1. A district of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.
    1 more example

    The mean density of Phlebotomus chinensis was 6.3 sandflies per trap per night in Yangquan City from during the period from May to September, 2020, with the highest density observed in Jiaoqu District (12.6 sandflies per trap per night) and the lowest in Yuxian County (1.1 sandflies per trap per night), and there was a region⁃specific mean density of Ph. chinensis in Yangquan City (H = 17.282, P < 0.01).

    Prevalence of mountain⁃zoonotic type visceral leishmaniasis in Yangquan City of Shanxi Province from 2015 to 2020

    [2022 November 23, Zhang Pei⁃jun et al., “2015—2020年山西省阳泉市犬源型内脏利什曼病 疫情调查 [Prevalence of mountain⁃zoonotic type visceral leishmaniasis in Yangquan City of Shanxi Province from 2015 to 2020]”, in Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control, volume 34, number 5, →ISSN, →OCLC

Origin

jiao · noun

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

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Jiao · proper noun

  1. Mandarin焦
  2. EnglishJiao

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

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Jiao · proper noun

  1. Mandarin郊
  2. EnglishJiao

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

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 毫, 毫子
  • 毫 (hou⁴)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
  • 毫子 (hou⁴ zi²)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
Chinese Mandarin 角, 毛
  • 角 (jiǎo)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
  • 毛 (máo)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
  • 角子 (jiǎozi)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
  • 毫 (háo)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
  • 郊 (Jiāo)district
Japanese 角
  • 角 (kaku)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
Korean 각
  • 각 (gak)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan
Russian цзя́о
  • цзя́о (czjáo)a currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Ojai
Cite this entry
APA

jiao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiao

MLA

“jiao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiao. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jiao,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jiao.

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