Dong Chinese dictionary

jiāo

scaly dragon with four legs

Phonosemantic compound. 虫 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

Components

虫 Meaning component

chóng

bug, insect

交 Sound component

jiāo

to cross

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiāo

scaly dragon with four legs; a legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods; see also 蛟龍|蛟龙[jiāolóng]

Most common words with 蛟

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	蛟龙	legendary dragon with the ability to control rain and floods
	蛟	see also 蛟龍\|蛟龙[jiāolóng]
	蛟河市	Jiaohe county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province
	蛟河	Jiaohe county level city in Jilin prefecture 吉林, Jilin province

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