礁

jiāo

Meanings

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jiāo

1.reef
2.shoal rock

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Wiktionary

1.shoal rock; reef

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声): semantic 石 (“rock”) + phonetic 焦 (OC *ʔsew).

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Stroke order

Components

礁石焦

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Synonyms

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Related words

礁石 reef 礁岛 reef island 环礁 atoll 堡礁 barrier reef 礁溪 Jiaoxi or Chiaohsi Township in Yilan County 宜兰县[Yí lán Xiàn], Taiwan 浅礁 shallow reef 触礁 (of a ship) to strike a reef 礁湖 lagoon 暗礁 submerged reef (rock)大堡礁 Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia 珊瑚礁 coral reef 牛轭礁 Niu'e Reef, disputed territory in the South China Sea, claimed by China, Vietnam and the Philippines, aka Whitsun Reef or Julian Felipe Reef