to signal the musicians (in Chinese opera, by prolonging a spoken word before attacking a song); (coll.) to challenge
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2叫
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to shout, to call, to order, to ask, to be called, by (indicates agent in the passive mood)
- Pinyin
- jiào
- Strokes
- 5
- Frequency
- 101 of 2500
板
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board, plank, plate, shutter, table tennis bat, clappers (music), CL:塊|块[kuai4], accented beat in Chinese music, hard, stiff, to stop smiling or look serious
- Pinyin
- bǎn
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 7125 of 2500