jiao
/dʒjaʊ/noun
jiao is spelled J-I-A-O: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, jiao means “A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in jiao?
| Letters | 4: J-I-A-O |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 63,645th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is jiao?
Jiao appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 63,645th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce jiao?
- /dʒjaʊ/
- /dʒiˈaʊ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does jiao mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A currency unit of the People's Republic of China, one tenth of a yuan.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does jiao come from?
Borrowed from Mandarin 角 (jiǎo). Doublet of kak.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).