效
xiào
#551 most
frequent character
effect, efficacy, to imitate
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
效 has 攵, a picture of a hand gripping a staff, as its meaning part. It first meant to teach and lecture. 交 supplies the sound. From teaching came following an example and imitating, then an effect or result.
效 as a component in other characters
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