Chinese Notes

矫 (矯) jiǎo

jiǎo verb to correct; to rectify
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '矯' v 2; Kroll 2015 '矯' 1a, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '矯', p. 94; Unihan '矯')
jiáo verb to feign; to dissemble
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '矯' 3, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '矯', p. 93)
jiáo verb to force; to usurp
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '矯' 2, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '矯', p. 93)
jiáo verb to straighten
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '矯' v 1; Kroll 2015 '矯' 1a, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '矯', p. 93)
jiáo verb to raise; to lift
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '矯' v 3; Kroll 2015 '矯' 4, p. 204; Mathews 1931 '矯', p. 93)
jiáo verb to bend to a certain shape
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Kroll 2015 '矯' 1, p. 204)

Contained in

矫捷(矯捷) vigorous and nimble; athletic
矫形牙套(矯形牙套) orthodontic brace
矫形医生(矯形醫生) orthopedic doctor
矫枉过正(矯枉過正) to overcorrect; to overcompensate
矫手顿足(矯手頓足) dance around
矫世变俗(矯世變俗) to correct public morals and reform habits
牙齿矫正器(牙齒矯正器) orthodontic braces
矫世励俗(矯世勵俗) to correct public morals and enourage good habits
矫命(矯命) to invent orders from the imperial court
矫虔(矯虔) to oppress
矫直机(矯直機) (manufacturing) straightening machine; straightener
矫正(矯正) to rectify
矫首(矯首) to raise one's head
矫健(矯健) strong and healthy
齿颚矫正学(齒顎矯正學) orthodontics
矫情(矯情) to be a maverick ; to conceal a fault; to hide the full story ; affection
矫诏(矯詔) the pretense of acting on imperial order
矫诬(矯誣) to cheat; to deceive
矫揉造作(矯揉造作) pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
齿列矫正(齒列矯正) orthodontic treatment; orthodontics
矫直(矯直) to straighten; (fig.) to mend one's ways
矫讬(矯託) to feign trust
矫揉(矯揉) to bend back and forth; to restrain ; unnatural; forced
矫正透镜(矯正透鏡) correcting lens
矫味剂(矯味劑) corrective agent; flavoring agent
矫矫(矯矯) outstanding; preeminent ; gallant; brave ; soaring; lofty
矫形(矯形) orthopedic (e.g. surgery)
矫治(矯治) to correct (e.g. sight or hearing); to rectify; to cure
矫世(矯世) to correct public morals
矫制(矯制) to invent orders from the imperial court
矫形外科(矯形外科) orthopedic surgery

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Truncated for common words

性惡篇第二十三 Chapter 23: Human Nature is Evil Xunzi 荀子 — count: 16
卷二百四十五列傳第一百三十三周起元繆昌期周順昌周宗建黃尊素李應昇萬燝 Volume 245 Biographies 133: Zhou Qiyuan, Miao Changqi, Zhou Shunchang, Zhou Zongjian, Huang Zunsu, Li Yingsheng, Wan Jing History of Ming 明史 — count: 8
卷二十八 Scroll 28 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7
卷十八 Scroll 18 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 7
第五十一回 Chapter 51 Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義 — count: 6
卷四十九王充王符仲長統列傳 Volume 49: Biographies of Wang Chong, Wang Fu, Zhongchang Tong Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 6
成公 Lord Cheng The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 6
卷三十一 Scroll 31 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 6
卷三十一　列傳第十九:　高允高祐盧曹 Volume 31 Biographies 19: Gao Yun, Gao Yu, Lu Cao History of the Northern Dynasties 北史 — count: 6
卷一百八十八列傳第七十六劉荡呂翀鄄洍趙佑戴銑陸崑蔣欽周璽湯禮敬許天錫徐文溥張士隆張文明范輅張欽周廣石天柱 Volume 188 Biographies 76: Liu Dang, Lu Chong, Juan Si, Zhao You, Dai Xian, Lu Kun, Jiang Qin, Zhou Xi, Tang Lijing, Xu Tianxi, Xu Wenpu, Zhang Shilong, Zhang Wenming, Fan Lu, Zhang Qin, Zhou Guang, Shi Tianzhu History of Ming 明史 — count: 6

Collocations

鱼矫 (魚矯) 郤犨與長魚矯爭田 — The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳, 成公 Lord Cheng — count: 5
矫僞 (矯僞) 則是矯僞使之也 — Xunzi 荀子, 性惡篇第二十三 Chapter 23: Human Nature is Evil — count: 5
矫夺 (矯奪) 魏信陵君亦矯奪晉鄙軍往救趙 — Garden of Stories 說苑, 卷六復恩 Chapter 6: Repaying Kindness — count: 5
矫驾 (矯駕) 彌子矯駕君車以出 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 說難第十二 Chapter 12: Difficulties of Persuasion — count: 4
矫杀 (矯殺) 秦項羽矯殺卿子冠軍而自尊 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《高祖本紀》 Annals of Gao Zu — count: 4
谓矫 (謂矯) 故謂矯 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九非命下 Book 9 - Anti-Fatalism III — count: 4
矫王 (矯王) 矯王命以殺之 — Gongyang's Commentary on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋公羊傳, 宣公 Lord Xuan — count: 4
人矫 (人矯) 我聞有夏人矯天命 — Mozi 墨子, 卷九非命中 Book 9 - Anti-Fatalism II — count: 3
矫陈 (矯陳) 乃渡江矯陳王命 — Records of the Grand Historian 史記, 《項羽本紀》 Annals of Xiang Yu — count: 3
尝矫 (嘗矯) 是固嘗矯駕吾車 — Han Feizi 韓非子, 說難第十二 Chapter 12: Difficulties of Persuasion — count: 3