叫小明

jiào Xiǎomíng

"Called Xiaoming"

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jiào
xiǎo
míng

🎯 When & How to Use

中国最常见的名字,相当于英文的John

Most common Chinese name, like "John" in English

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💬 Example Sentence:

每个班都有一个叫小明的。(Every class has someone called Xiaoming.)

📚 Cultural Note:

Xiaoming (小明) is the Chinese equivalent of placeholder names like "John Doe". Xiao (小) means "little/young".

📖 Learn Each Character

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1. jiào

cry, shout; to call, to greet, to hail

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Strokes: 5
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2. xiǎo

small, tiny, insignificant

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Strokes: 3
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3. míng

bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light

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Strokes: 8
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