蕉

qiáo
#3,098 most
frequent character
see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]

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jiāo
banana

Homophones

HSK 4
桥qiáo
bridge
HSK 5
瞧qiáo
look at
乔qiáo
tall

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