焦

Jiao1
#1,552 most
frequent character
surname Jiao

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

焦 shows 隹, a bird, with 灬 below. It first meant a wren, a small bird. 灬 is now an empty part; it was once 小. The meaning 'scorched' was borrowed for the sound, and 'worried' grew from that.

Drawn as: a bird

焦 as a component in other characters

sound12 characters
瞧礁蕉憔醮谯鹪僬劁噍蟭膲
picture1 character
樵

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Same Characters, Different Readings

焦jiāo
anxious

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