饺

餃
jiǎo
#3,642 most
frequent character
dumplings with meat filling

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

饺 jiǎo joins 饣 eat with 交 jiāo for sound. It first meant sweet cakes, a food sense. 'Rice dumplings' was borrowed for its sound, and from there came today's 'dumplings'.

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Homophones

HSK 3
脚jiǎo
foot, leg, base, kick
HSK 3
角jiǎo
angle, corner, horn, horn-shaped
绞jiǎo
to twist
缴jiǎo
to pay
搅jiǎo
to stir

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