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

jiāo haughty, spirited; a wild stallion 9 strokes · Radical (horse) · HSK 4 recognition character (认读字)
👁 Recognition only: the official HSK 4 syllabus asks you to recognize 骄 when reading — handwriting it is not required (that applies to the 150 writing characters). The stroke animation below is optional but helps memory.

Pronunciation & meaning

Pronounced jiāo.

Stroke Order & Practice

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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
骄 — 9 strokes, numbered in writing order. 笔顺图(数字为下笔顺序)。

Decomposition

breaks down into 2 components arranged as Left + Right. Recognizing the components makes the character easier to remember and write.

=
left horse
right tall

Radical

The radical of is — meaning horse. Radicals are the indexing components used in Chinese dictionaries; they often hint at a character's broad meaning category.

Other HSK 4 characters that share this radical: .

How the character is built

is an ideographic compound — its meaning is suggested by the combination of its parts rather than by sound. A proud 乔 horse 马; 乔 also provides the pronunciation.

HSK 4 Words Containing 骄

jiāo’ào arrogant; proud
她为自己的成绩感到骄傲。
Tā wèi zìjǐ de chéngjì gǎndào jiāo'ào.
She felt proud of her achievements.

Seen in the Real Exams / 真题例句

appears in 12 questions across the 19 mock & official HSK 4 exams on this site. Real exam sentences using it:

优点多不一定值得傲,有缺点也很正常。
From Mock Exam 08 →

Tasks Featuring 骄 / 相关任务

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

📚 谈论某个人物
Describe a Person · 骄傲

FAQ

What does 骄 mean in Chinese?

骄 (jiāo) means haughty, spirited; a wild stallion. It is one of the 441 characters HSK 4 requires you to recognize when reading (认读字).

How many strokes does 骄 have?

骄 is written in 9 strokes. Use the practice tool above to see the correct stroke order and trace it yourself.

What is the radical of 骄?

The radical of 骄 is 马 (horse). Other HSK 4 characters with the same radical include 验.

What is the pinyin for 骄?

骄 is pronounced jiāo.

What HSK 4 words use 骄?

In our HSK 4 vocabulary, 骄 appears in 1 word, including 骄傲 (jiāo’ào). See the full list above.

jiāo All Characters jīn →