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樵
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woodcutter

HSK 10
Nature →Plants
qiáo
ショウ
きこ.る、こ.る、きこり
초
Wood 木 for burning 焦; 焦 also provides the pronunciation
Components
木 tree+ 焦 apprehensive =
樵 woodcutter
木 Meaning component
mù tree
焦 Meaning component
jiāo apprehensive
burned, scorched
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Notes
Similar Characters
乘 hitch a ride休 rest县 district (simp)呆 dim-witted喿 chirping of birds宋 song尌 standing尞 burnt offering巢 nest新 new本 book朱 vermillion杏 apricot析 analyze林 woods枚 small objects果 fruit枼 table某 such and such柰 crab-apple tree
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
樵
Regular
Modern
Chinese
樵 [qiáo]
firewood; gather wood
Japanese
木こり 、 樵 、 木樵 (rare) 、 樵夫 (rare) きこり 、 しょうふ 同音
noun woodcutter; lumberjack; logger
Example Sentences
🇯🇵 (1)
王子は木こりの娘と恋に陥った。
The prince fell in love with a woodcutter's daughter.
Japanese Names
樵 かつくら
Katsukura unclassified name
樵 きこり
Kikori surname
CHINESE WORDS (2)
樵夫 [qiáo​fū] #38,455
woodman
樵子 [qiáo​zǐ]
woodcutter
JAPANESE WORDS (2)
木こり [きこり] #42,203
woodcutter
樵る [きこる]
to chop down trees (in a mountain forest)