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wren

HSK 10
jiāo
ショウ
Phonosemantic compound. 焦 represents the meaning and 鳥 represents the sound.
Components
Phonetic component
jiāo apprehensive
burned, scorched
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Meaning component
bird
bird
Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [jiāo]
eastern wren
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
ささき
Sasaki surname