蕉 (jiāo): banana, see 蕉萃
蕉 (jiāo) is a Chinese character meaning “banana.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 艹 (semantic) and 焦 (phonetic). It ranks #2800 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 蕉 plant. Its radical form 艹 (grass) appears in many related characters such as 花 (huā, flower), 茶 (chá, tea), 菜 (cài, vegetable, dish).
Definitions
- banana
- see 蕉萃
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
HSK Vocabulary with 蕉
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 美人蕉noun | měi rén jiāo | canna or Indian shot (genus Canna) |
| 蕉城区 | jiāo chéng qū | Jiaocheng, a district of Ningde City 寧德市|宁德市, Fujian |
| 香蕉人noun | xiāng jiāo rén | banana person (yellow outside, white inside) |
| 蕉城proper-noun | jiāo chéng | see 蕉城區|蕉城区 |
| 蕉麻 | jiāo má | abaca |
| 蕉岭县 | jiāo lǐng xiàn | Jiaoling, a county in Meizhou City 梅州市, Guangdong |
| 蕉萃 | qiáo cuì | variant of 憔悴 |
| 芭蕉扇noun | bā jiāo shàn | palm-leaf fan |
| 蕉岭proper-noun | jiāo lǐng | see 蕉嶺縣|蕉岭县 |
| 芭蕉noun | bā jiāo | Japanese banana (Musa basjoo) |
蕉 appears in 11 compound words: 55 as the first character, 27 as the last, and 18 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 蕉 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
老师教我们蕉字的发音和笔顺。
lǎo shī jiào wǒ men jiāo zì de fā yīn hé bǐ shùn .
The teacher taught us the pronunciation and stroke order of the character "banana."
香蕉、菠菜稳血压!“3类人”乱吃恐丧命
xiāng jiāo , 菠 cài wěn xiě yā ! 3 lèi rén luàn chī kǒng sāng mìng
Bananas and spinach help stabilize blood pressure! "Three types of people" could face life-threatening risks if they consume them improperly
...市想像屏东小小县长开票 从迷宫学历史到香蕉全运用
. . . shì xiǎng xiàng bǐng dōng xiǎo xiǎo xiàn cháng kāi piào cóng mí gōng xué lì shǐ dào xiāng jiāo quán yùn yòng
...City Imagines Pingtung's "Little County Magistrate" Vote Count: From Learning History in a Maze to Making Full Use of Bananas
美伊冲突拉高成本 印度香蕉销中东陷两难
měi yī chōng tū lā gāo chéng běn yìn dù xiāng jiāo xiāo zhōng dōng xiàn liǎng nán
U.S.-Iran Tensions Drive Up Costs, Putting Indian Banana Exports to the Middle East in a Bind
降血压也可吃香蕉?营养师大推6种食物护心血管 吃1种食物...
jiàng xiě yā yě kě chī xiāng jiāo ? yíng yǎng shī dà tuī 6 zhǒng shí wù hù xīn xiě guǎn chī 1 zhǒng shí wù . . .
Can bananas help lower blood pressure? Nutritionists highly recommend 6 foods to protect your cardiovascular health. Eating just one of these foods...
成人大香蕉煮小辣椒的功效是什么 这种独特搭配真的有...
chéng rén dà xiāng jiāo zhǔ xiǎo là jiāo de gōng xiào shì shén má zhè zhǒng dú tè dā pèi zhēn de yǒu . . .
What is the effect of boiling small chili peppers in large bananas for adults This unique combination really has...
光阴飞逝如箭; 果蝇喜欢香蕉。
Guāngyīn fēishì rú jiàn; guǒyíng xǐhuan xiāngjiāo.
Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana.
瓜地马拉曾经被称作香蕉共和国。
Guādìmǎlā céngjīng bèi chēngzuò xiāngjiāo gònghéguó.
Guatemala was once called the Banana Republic.
芭蕉是最伟大的诗人。
Bājiāo shì zuì wěidà de shīrén.
Basho was the greatest poet.
他买了一个香蕉盒。
Tā mǎi le yī gè xiāngjiāo hé.
He bought a banana case.
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