Phonosemantic compound. 艹 represents the meaning and 焦 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
蕉
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
蕉
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
蕉
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
蕉
Regular
Modern
Chinese
蕉 [jiāo]
banana
蕉 [qiáo]
see 蕉萃[qiáocuì]
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
蕉 しょう
Shou female given name
CHINESE WORDS (14)
香蕉 [xiāngjiāo] #4,771
banana
芭蕉 [bājiāo] #28,400
Japanese banana (Musa basjoo)
美人蕉 [měirénjiāo] #56,163
canna or Indian shot (genus Canna)
蕉岭 [Jiāolǐng] #60,937
Jiaoling county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
蕉岭 [Jiāolǐng] #60,937
Jiaoling county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
蕉城区 [Jiāochéngqū] #61,111
Jiaocheng district of Ningde city 寧德市|宁德市[Níngdéshì], Fujian
蕉城区 [Jiāochéngqū] #61,111
Jiaocheng district of Ningde city 寧德市|宁德市[Níngdéshì], Fujian
蕉岭县 [Jiāolǐngxiàn] #64,304
Jiaoling county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
蕉岭县 [Jiāolǐngxiàn] #64,304
Jiaoling county in Meizhou 梅州, Guangdong
蕉城 [Jiāochéng] #65,394
Jiaocheng district of Ningde city 寧德市|宁德市[Níngdéshì], Fujian
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JAPANESE WORDS (13)
芭蕉 [ばしょう] #37,822
Japanese fiber banana (Musa basjoo)
水芭蕉 [みずばしょう] #148,050
Asian skunk cabbage (Lysichiton camtschatcense)
蕉風 [しょうふう] #159,719
correct style in a haiku (like Basho's)
蕉門 [しょうもん] #164,170
disciple of Basho
実芭蕉 [みばしょう] #280,212
banana
アメリカ水芭蕉 [アメリカみずばしょう]
yellow skunk cabbage (Lysichiton americanum)
扇芭蕉 [おうぎばしょう]
traveller's tree (Ravenala madagascariensis)
甘蕉 [かんしょう]
banana
芭蕉扇 [ばしょうせん]
palm-leaf fan
芭蕉梶木 [ばしょうかじき]
Indo-Pacific sailfish (Istiophorus platypterus)
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KOREAN WORDS (1)