郊
jiāo
#2,346 most
frequent character
suburbs, outskirts
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
郊 jiāo has ⻏ city, area for meaning and 交 jiāo for sound. The city part points to its first sense: the area just outside a city. That became 'suburbs' and 'outskirts.'
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