- 暗礁 ànjiāo submerged reefa reef or rock that lies below the surface of the water and is dangerous to ships
- 礁石 jiāoshí reefa rock or reef located in a river or ocean, either submerged or protruding from the water's surface
- 珊瑚礁 shānhújiāo coral reefa ridge or island of limestone formed by the skeletons of coral polyps and other sea organisms, found in warm shallow waters
- 触礁 chùjiāo to strike a reef(of a ship) to strike a reef or run aground
- 大堡礁 dàbǎojiāo Great Barrier ReefGreat Barrier Reef off the coast of Queensland, Australia
- 环礁 huánjiāo atolla ring-shaped coral reef or island that surrounds a lagoon
- 堡礁 bǎojiāo barrier reefa type of coral reef that is long and narrow, running roughly parallel to the shore and separated from it by a lagoon
- 伏礁 fújiāo submerged reefA reef or group of rocks hidden beneath the surface of the water
- 堤礁 dījiāo barrier reefa coral reef running parallel to the shore but separated from it by a channel of deep water
- 大陆礁层 dàlùjiāocéng continental shelfthe portion of a continent that is submerged under an area of relatively shallow water
- 岩礁 yánjiāo reefA rock or reef that lies at or just below the surface of the water
- 斯卡伯勒礁 sīkǎbólèjiāo Scarborough ShoalThe name used in the Philippines for [[黄岩岛|黃岩島|huang2 yan2 dao3]]
- 浅礁 qiǎnjiāo shallow reefshallow reef or shoal rock
- 牛轭礁 niú'èjiāo Niu'e ReefNiu'e Reef; a boomerang-shaped reef in the South China Sea claimed by China, Vietnam, and the Philippines, also known as Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef
- 礁岛 jiāodǎo reef island
- 礁岩 jiāoyán reefrocky reef; rocks hidden under or protruding from the water's surface
- 礁湖 jiāohú lagoonlagoon; a body of water or lake separated from the ocean by a coral reef or a sandbar
- 礁湖星云 jiāohúxīngyún Lagoon NebulaThe Lagoon Nebula, also known as Messier 8 or M8, which is a giant interstellar cloud in the constellation Sagittarius
- 礁溪 jiāoxī JiaoxiJiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County [[宜兰县|宜蘭縣|yi2 lan2 xian4]], Taiwan
- 礁溪乡 jiāoxīxiāng Jiaoxi TownshipJiaoxi Township in [[宜兰县|宜蘭縣|yi2 lan2 xian4]], Taiwan; known for its hot springs.
- 离礁 líjiāo to clear a reefto move away from or safely navigate past a submerged rock or reef
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH