叫

• 拼音: jiào
• 汉字拆解: 叫 = 口 (mouth) + 丩 (phonetic component) — to call out with the mouth

含义

To call; to be called. Used to state or ask someone's name, or to call out to someone.

Most commonly used in the pattern 我叫... (My name is...) for self-introductions. Also means to call out, shout, or summon someone. Can be used to order or ask someone to do something (叫他来).

例句

1. 你叫什么名字？
2. 我叫王明。
3. 妈妈叫我回家吃饭。

用法指南

语境: self-introduction, everyday

语气: conversational

正确说法

• 你叫什么名字？(What is your name?)
• 叫他过来。(Call him over.)

错误说法

• 我叫是王明。(Do not add 是 after 叫 — say 我叫王明 directly)

起源与历史

Originally depicted a mouth making a sound. The character combines 口 (mouth) on the left with a phonetic component on the right.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal