Dong Chinese dictionary

jiāo

suburbs, outskirts

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

Components

交 Sound component

jiāo

to cross

阝 Meaning component

fù

hill, place

阝 is a component form of 阜.

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiāo

suburbs; waste land, open spaces; outskirts

Jiāo

surname Jiao

Most common words with 郊

Sources