jiào

religious service

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound.

Components
酉 meaning component

  Meaning component

yǒu

  

wine

焦 sound component

  Sound component

jiāo

  

burned

Evolution

醮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
醮 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

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

Clerical script

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

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiào

religious service; Daoist or Buddhist ceremony; to perform sacrifice

Component uses

Meaning component in 1 character (0 verified)