jiào

(bound form) to compare

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

vehicle (车) + [sound: jiào] (交) = to compare; comparatively

车 ties the meaning to comparison — perhaps from measuring or judging the load and speed of competing vehicles. 交 mainly provides the jiào sound and does not carry the comparative meaning.

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Words with 较

锱铢必较

zī zhū bì jiào

to haggle over every cent (idiom)

一较高下

yī jiào gāo xià

to compete against

年较差

nián jiào chā

annual range (temperature, humidity etc)

彰明较著

zhāng míng jiào zhù

obvious

斤斤计较

jīn jīn jì jiào

to haggle over every ounce

斤斤较量

jīn jīn jiào liàng

to bicker at length over a trivial matter (idiom)

日较差

rì jiào chā

(meteorology) diurnal range (temperature, humidity etc)

比较

bǐ jiào

to compare

比较分析

bǐ jiào fēn xī

comparative analysis

比较文学

bǐ jiào wén xué

comparative literature

比较级

bǐ jiào jí

comparative degree

比较而言

bǐ jiào ér yán

comparatively speaking

More characters with 车