(jiāo) — HSK 4 Recognition Character: Meaning & Stroke Order

jiāo suburbs; outskirts HSK 4 recognition character (认读字) · 94 of 291
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 郊 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Stroke Order & Practice

Click Animate to see the correct stroke order, then Practice to trace it yourself.

HSK 4 Words Containing 郊

jiāoqū suburbs; outskirts
他搬到了郊区住。
Tā bān dào le jiāoqū zhù.
He moved to the suburbs.

Tasks Featuring 郊 / 相关任务

Words containing appear in these official HSK 4 task scenarios — study the character in context:

📚 介绍中国的主要省市、民族
China Overview · 郊区
jiàng All Characters jiāo →

About the character 郊

(jiāo) means suburbs; outskirts. It is one of the 150 characters HSK 4 expects you to write from memory. Practice the stroke order until it feels automatic — most learners need 5–10 successful traces before a character "sticks".