铰 (jiǎo) · to cut with scissors, to ream (a hole)

Meanings

1 to cut with scissors
2 to ream (a hole)

Characters

铰

jiǎo

to cut with scissors; hinge

Examples

HSK 5

门上的铰链该上油了。

Mén shàng de jiǎoliàn gāi shàng yóu le.

The hinges of the door need oiling.

HSK 6

她用剪刀把纸铰成花的形状。

Tā yòng jiǎndāo bǎ zhǐ jiǎo chéng huā de xíngzhuàng.

She used scissors to cut the paper into a flower shape.

Tips

usage

Means to cut with scissors, and also names the swivel joint in 铰链 ('hinge'). In machining it refers to reaming a hole to size.

Components

radical

钅 jīn

metal; gold (radical form)

The metal radical, the left form of 金. Scissors and hinges are metal tools, the same family as 钉 (nail) and 锯 (saw).

phonetic

交 jiāo

to cross; phonetic

To cross, supplying the sound; jiāo shifts to jiǎo. Its 'crossing' sense fits well: scissor blades cross, and a hinge is a crossing joint. Same phonetic in 校.

Stroke Order

铰 jiǎo

Related Words

铰链 jiǎoliàn #30,688

hinge

剪 jiǎn HSK 5 #2,353

to cut with scissors / to trim / to clip

剪刀 jiǎndāo HSK 5 #4,819

scissors

减少 jiǎnshǎo HSK 4 #4,076

to reduce; to decrease / to lessen; to cut down

截 jié HSK 7-9 #6,660

to cut off / to stop / section

绝 jué HSK 7-9 #1,894

to cut off; to sever / extinct; exhausted / absolute; superb

锯 jù #6,161

saw (tool) / to saw; to cut with a saw

创 chuāng #4,905

a wound; cut; injury / to wound; to injure

坑 kēng HSK 7-9 #5,222

pit; hole; hollow / to cheat; to swindle (verb) / to trap; to set someone up (verb)

干脆 gāncuì HSK 6 #3,559

straightforward; decisive / clear-cut; direct / simply; just (might as well)