Phonosemantic compound. 阝 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.
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郊
Seal
Chu (Warring States: 475-221 BC)
郊
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
郊
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郊
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郊
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
郊
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郊
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郊
Regular
Modern
Chinese
郊 [Jiāo]
surname Jiao
郊 [jiāo]
suburbs; outskirts
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (25)
郊区 [jiāoqū] #7,716
suburban district
郊区 [jiāoqū] #7,716
suburban district
郊外 [jiāowài] #12,398
outskirts
市郊 [shìjiāo] #22,142
outer city
城郊 [chéngjiāo] #26,193
suburbs
郊游 [jiāoyóu] #25,328
to go for an outing
郊游 [jiāoyóu] #25,328
to go for an outing
近郊 [jìnjiāo] #36,869
suburbs
荒郊 [huāngjiāo] #21,911
desolate area outside a town
远郊 [yuǎnjiāo] #39,450
outer suburbs
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JAPANESE WORDS (17)
⭐ 郊外 [こうがい] #7,714
suburb
⭐ 近郊 [きんこう] #20,622
outskirts
西郊 [せいこう] #124,824
western suburb
郊外電車 [こうがいでんしゃ] #136,467
suburban train
北郊 [ほっこう] #136,729
northern suburbs
南郊 [なんこう] #144,086
southern suburbs
東郊 [とうこう] #167,032
eastern suburbs
近郊都市 [きんこうとし] #186,274
neighboring towns
郊外生活 [こうがいせいかつ] #188,356
suburban life
郊外化 [こうがいか] #213,662
suburbanization
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KOREAN WORDS (2)