---
title: "Jiaozi Meaning: 饺子 (jiǎozi) Means “dumpling”"
description: "饺子 (traditional 餃子, jiǎozi) means “dumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)”. Hear its tones, see what 饺 and 子 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaozi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 饺子 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

饺子 jiǎozi

## dumpling (boiled, crescent-shaped)

## Its characters

1. 饺 jiǎo dumpling (as in 饺子)
2. 子 zi (suffix) noun suffix (as in 桌子)

## In a sentence

我很想吃饺子。 I feel like having some dumplings.

莎拉来中国的第三天，她想一个人去吃**饺子**。

From [十两饺子 · How to order dumplings in Chinese](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/how-to-order-dumplings-in-chinese#library-word-17-19)

[More about 饺子](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E9%A5%BA%E5%AD%90)

## More words with 饺 or 子

- [包子 bāozi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/baozi)
- [被子 bèizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beizi)
- [本子 běnzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/benzi)
- [鼻子 bízi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bizi)
- [脖子 bózi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bozi)
- [虫子 chóngzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chongzi)
- [袋子 dàizi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daizi)
- [弟子 dìzǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dizi)
- [肚子 dùzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duzi)
- [儿子 érzi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/erzi)

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