Usage of the character 礁
jiāo
礁
[礁]
- reef
- shoal rock
qiǎnjiāo
浅礁
[淺礁]
- shallow reef
- shoal
Jiāoxī
礁溪
[礁溪]
- Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan
ànjiāo
暗礁
[暗礁]
- submerged reef (rock)
jiāohú
礁湖
[礁湖]
- lagoon
jiāoshí
礁石
[礁石]
- reef
bǎojiāo
堡礁
[堡礁]
- barrier reef
chùjiāo
触礁
[觸礁]
- (of a ship) to strike a reef
- (fig.) to hit a snag
jiāodǎo
礁岛
[礁島]
- reef island
huánjiāo
环礁
[環礁]
- atoll
shānhújiāo
珊瑚礁
[珊瑚礁]
- coral reef
Niú'è Jiāo
牛轭礁
[牛軛礁]
- Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef
Jiāoxī Xiāng
礁溪乡
[礁溪鄉]
- Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜蘭縣／宜兰县 ( Yílán Xiàn), Taiwan
Dàbǎojiāo
大堡礁
[大堡礁]
- Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
Jiāohú Xīngyún
礁湖星云
[礁湖星雲]
- Lagoon Nebula, M8
Sīkǎbólè Jiāo
斯卡伯勒礁
[斯卡伯勒礁]
- Scarborough Shoal (Philippines' name for Huangyan Island)