焦
Jiao1
#1,552 most
frequent character
surname Jiao
Character breakdown
Source: Make Me a Hanzi.
焦 shows 隹, a bird, with 灬 below. It first meant a wren, a small bird. 灬 is now an empty part; it was once 小. The meaning 'scorched' was borrowed for the sound, and 'worried' grew from that.
Drawn as: a bird
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