铰 (jiǎo): to cut with scissors

Meanings

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

Characters

铰

jiǎo

to cut with scissors; hinge

Examples

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.

门上的铰链该上油了。

Mén shàng de jiǎoliàn gāi shàng yóu le.

The hinges of the door need oiling.

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 6 #1,894

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

锯 jù HSK 7-9 #6,161

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

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 5 #3,559

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

裁 cái HSK 7-9 #10,548

to cut (cloth/paper) / to judge; to rule / to reduce; to cut down