Memory phrase for the Kanji: 矫
矫
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Meaning
to correct, to rectify, to redress, brave, to feign
Pronunciation
jiǎo
Explanation
Left: arrow 矢 (= An arrow ノ in the sky 天 ), right: tall 乔 (young death 夭 , but here: sky 天 [Sky-天 -long legs 丿 | make tall])
Mnemonic
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(just bend it straight) An arrow that is big can be corrected.
Radicals
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Vocabulary
矫揉造作
jiǎo róu zào zuò
pretension; affectation; putting on artificial airs
7204
矫正
jiǎo zhèng
to correct; to rectify (e.g. a physical defect such as hearing or vision); to cure; rectification; correction; to straighten
7453
矫健
jiǎo jiàn
strong and healthy; vigorous
7454
矫诏
jiǎo zhào
the pretense of acting on imperial order
7455
矫枉过直
jiǎo wǎng guò zhí
to over-correct a defect (idiom); to over-compensate; to push sth too far the other way; fig. inverse discrimination
7460
矫枉过直
jiǎo wǎng guò zhí
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