焦 (ziu1 | jiao1) : burnt; scorched; worried; a surname

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焦

ziu1

jiao1

[1] [adj] burnt; scorched; charred
[2] [adj] worried; anxious; vexed
[3] [n] coke; coking coal
[4] [n] a Chinese surname

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Stroke count: 12

Level: 2

Radical: 火 (#86)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

焦

This word has been viewed 7291 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 13th Dec 2014 01:44

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飯焦 faan6 ziu1 = scorched rice at bottom of rice pot 粵

焦糖 ziu1 tong4*2 jiao1 tang2 = caramel

焦急 ziu1 gap1 jiao1 ji2 = anxious; anxiety

焦點 ziu1 dim2 jiao1 dian3 = focus; focal point

焦慮 ziu1 leoi6 jiao1 lv4 = angst, anxious, misgivings, anxiety

燒焦 siu1 ziu1 shao1 jiao1 = scorch

對焦 deoi3 ziu1 dui4 jiao1 = focus

聚焦 zeoi6 ziu1 ju4 jiao1 = focus (on a microscope)

焦屍 ziu1 si1 = a charred body

焦油 ziu1 jau4 = tar (lit., "scorched/burnt oil")

焦慮不安 ziu1 leoi6 bat1 on1 jiao1 lv4 bu4 an1 = worried too much 國

三焦 saam1 ziu1 san1 jiao1 = [TCM] the three visceral cavities housing the internal organs

焦土 ziu1 tou2 jiao1 tu3 = scorched earth (ravages of war)

焦心 ziu1 sam1 jiao1 xin1 = feel terribly worried

焦比 ziu1 bei2 jiao1 bi3 = [metallurgy] coke ratio; coke replacement ratio

木焦油 muk6 ziu1 jau4 mu4 jiao1 you2 = [chem.] wood tar

心焦 sam1 ziu1 xin1 jiao1 = anxious; worried

嘴焦焦 zeoi2 ziu1 ziu1 = conceited, proud, arrogant 粵

焦耳 ziu1 ji5 jiao1 er3 = joule

焦頭爛額 ziu1 tau4 laan6 ngaak6 jiao1 tou2 lan4 e2 = badly battered; in terrible shape

焦炭 ziu1 taan3 jiao1 tan4 = coke

微調焦輪 mei4 tiu4 ziu1 leon4 wei1 tiao2 jiao1 lun2 = fine adjustment knob (of a microscope)

焦作 ziu1 zok3 jiao1 zuo4 = Jiaozuo (city in Henan)

焦煤 ziu1 mui4 = coke coal

焦媛 ziu1 wun4 ; ziu1 jyun6 jiao1 yuan4 = Perry Chiu Woon

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國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.
粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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