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Chinese symbol for “comparatively”

较为
jiào wéi
Traditional: 較為
comparatively; relatively; fairly

The closest CC-CEDICT match for comparatively is 较为 (jiào wéi), defined as: comparatively; relatively; fairly.

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Characters and stroke order

较 jiào
to compare; relatively; more
radical 159 ⾞ · 10 strokes
为 wéi
to do, to act; to handle, to govern; to be
radical 3 ⼂ · 4 strokes

Traditional forms

Other Chinese words for “comparatively”

WordPinyinMeaning
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
较 (較)jiào(bound form) to compare; (literary) to dispute
较比 (較比)jiào bǐcomparatively (colloquial); fairly
相对比较 (相對比較)xiāng duì bǐ jiàorelatively; comparatively

Related words

Other words that share a character with 较为.

WordPinyinMeaning
比较 (比較)bǐ jiàoto compare; to contrast
较大 (較大)jiào dàcomparatively large
较量 (較量)jiào liàngto pit oneself against sb; to compete with sb
计较 (計較)jì jiàoto bother about; to haggle
较差 (較差)jiào chārange (the difference between the lowest and highest values)
因为 (因為)yīn wèibecause; owing to; on account of
成为 (成為)chéng wéito become; to turn into
认为 (認為)rèn wéito believe; to think; to consider; to feel

See also: Japanese symbol for “comparatively”.

Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.