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  giu2 kiu2   jyutping
  jiao1 jiao4 jiao3   pinyin
[1] [v] correct; rectify; straighten [2] [v] falsify; forge; fake; pretend [3] strong and powerful; vigorous; brave [4] [v] raise (one's head) high [5] a Chinese family name


Stroke count: 17
Level: 3
Radical: (#111)

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

*** This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate ***


This character was added by sheik on and last edited on 30th Oct 2008

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detail  giu2 zing3  jiao3 zheng4 = to correct, rectify, remedy
detail  gik1 gwong1 giu2 si6   = laser eye surgery
detail  giu2 wong2 gwo3 zing3  jiao3 wang3 guo4 zheng4 = overcorrect; hypercorrection


Showing 1 example containing 矯
detail 做事出錯改正避免矯枉過正 edit
We must correct what has been done wrong, but also avoid making correction beyond what is really necessary.
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