English Explanatory Dictionary

jiao

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A district of Yangquan, Shanxi, China.

Pronunciation

/dʒjaʊ/ /dʒiˈaʊ/

Word forms

jiao Jiaos

Etymology

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

Related words

yuan fen
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