jiǎo

a small pond

Components
氵 meaning component

  Meaning component

shuishuǐ

  

water

water

秋 sound component

  Sound component

qiū

  

autumn

Evolution

湫 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
湫 Clerical script Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)

Clerical script

Cao Wei (Three Kingdoms: 222-280 AD)
湫 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiǎo

a small pond; a damp and narrow place; marsh