跤

jiāo
#3,707 most
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a tumble, a fall

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

跤 jiāo joins 𧾷 leg and foot with 交 jiāo for sound. It first meant the calf muscle. 'To tumble or fall' was borrowed for its sound, not from the leg part.

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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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