懂中文 Dong Chinese

郊

jiāo

suburbs, outskirts

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

Components
交 sound component

交  Sound component

jiāo

  

to cross, to mix

⻏ meaning component

⻏  Meaning component

yì

  

city

⻏ is a component form of 邑.

Evolution

郊 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
郊 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
郊 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

郊  

jiāo

suburbs; waste land, open spaces; outskirts

郊  

Jiāo

surname Jiao

Most common words with 郊
Freq.
Word
Meaning

郊区

outskirts

郊外

outskirts

郊

suburbs

市郊

outer city

城郊

suburbs