Originally a pictograph of a wren. Based on the original meaning "wren", now written as 鷦. Later used as a phonetic loan for "burn", after which the fire (灬) component was added.
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Historical Evolution
焦
Bronze
Warring States (475-221 BC)
焦
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
焦
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
焦
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
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Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
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Regular
Modern
Chinese
焦 [Jiāo]
surname Jiao
焦 [jiāo]
burnt; scorched; charred; worried; anxious; coke; abbr. for 焦耳[jiāo'ěr], joule
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
焦 かつし
Katsushi unclassified name
焦 かつとし
Katsutoshi unclassified name
焦 かつなみ
Katsunami unclassified name
焦 かつの
Katsuno unclassified name
焦 かつひろ
Katsuhiro unclassified name
焦 かつま
Katsuma unclassified name
焦 かつゆき
Katsuyuki unclassified name
焦 しょう
Shou surname
焦 しょうし
Shoushi unclassified name
焦 まさゆき
Masayuki unclassified name
CHINESE WORDS (60)
焦点 [jiāodiǎn] #5,655
focus
焦点 [jiāodiǎn] #5,655
focus
焦虑 [jiāolǜ] #4,846
anxious
焦虑 [jiāolǜ] #4,846
anxious
焦急 [jiāojí] #16,300
anxiety
聚焦 [jùjiāo] #14,628
to focus
焦躁 [jiāozào] #16,792
fretful
焦头烂额 [jiāotóulàn'é] #16,863
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
焦头烂额 [jiāotóulàn'é] #16,863
lit. badly burned about the head (from trying to put out a fire) (idiom)
焦距 [jiāojù] #25,582
focal length
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JAPANESE WORDS (70)
⭐ 焦る [あせる] #1,727
to be in a hurry
⭐ 焦り [あせり] #4,485
impatience
⭐ 焦点 [しょうてん] #7,357
focus
⭐ 焦げる [こげる] #7,435
to burn
⭐ 焦燥 [しょうそう] #11,167
impatience
⭐ 焦がす [こがす] #11,875
to burn
焦らす [じらす] #13,308
to tease
焦燥感 [しょうそうかん] #15,911
irritability
焦れる [じれる] #17,519
to get impatient
焼け焦げる [やけこげる] #20,429
to burn to a crisp
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