蕉

jiāo
#3,098 most
frequent character
banana

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

蕉 combines 艹, plants, with 焦 jiāo for sound. It first named a plant, Abacá, also called Manila hemp. The meaning later grew to 'banana.'

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Same Characters, Different Readings

蕉qiáo
see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]

Homophones

HSK 3
教jiāo
to teach
HSK 5
浇jiāo
to pour liquid, to irrigate (using waterwheel)
焦jiāo
anxious

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