较

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(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute; compared to; (before an adjective) relatively; comparatively; rather; also pr. [jiao3]

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Formation & memory

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Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

车 meaning “cart” + 交 sound ( jiāo )

Components 车交

relatively · Heisig RSH #1046

车 car + 交 mingle

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
一较高下	yī jiào gāo xià	to compete against; to measure oneself against; to go head to head (see who is best)
比较文学	bǐ jiào wén xué	comparative literature
相对比较	xiāng duì bǐ jiào	relatively; comparatively
比较而言	bǐ jiào ér yán	comparatively speaking
较真儿	jiào zhēn r	erhua variant of 較真\|较真[jiao4 zhen1]
日较差	rì jiào chā	(meteorology) diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)
比较级	bǐ jiào jí	(grammar) the comparative
比较分析	bǐ jiào fēn xī	comparative analysis
年较差	nián jiào chā	annual range (temperature, humidity etc)
较大	jiào dà	comparatively large
较劲儿	jiào jìn r	erhua variant of 較勁\|较劲[jiao4 jin4]
相较	xiāng jiào	to compare
较场	jiào chǎng	military drill ground; same as 校場\|校场[jiao4 chang3]
较然	jiào rán	clearly; evidently; markedly
较量	jiào liàng	to pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb; contest; battle; to haggle; to quibble
较为	jiào wéi	comparatively; relatively; fairly
较好	jiào hǎo	better
比较	bǐ jiào	to compare; to contrast; comparatively; relatively; quite; comparison
较比	jiào bǐ	comparatively (colloquial); fairly; quite; rather; relatively
计较	jì jiào	to bother about; to haggle; to bicker; to argue; plan; stratagem

Characters sharing the sound component 交 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
交 sound part	jiāo	to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
校	xiào	school; military field officer
效	xiào	result, effect; effective
咬	yǎo	to bite, to gnaw
绞	jiǎo	intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
郊	jiāo	suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space
饺	jiǎo	stuffed dumplings
狡	jiǎo	cunning, deceitful, treacherous
皎	jiǎo	white; bright, brilliant; clear
鲛	jiāo	shark
跤	jiāo	to tumble, to fall; to wrestle
蛟	jiāo	a legendary scaled dragon
佼	jiǎo	beautiful, handsome, good-looking
姣	jiāo	beautiful, handsome, pretty
洨	xiáo	a river in Hebei province
茭	jiāo	an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica