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徼

jiào / jiǎo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 a frontier; a border
  2. 2 to patrol; to make a circuit

Examples

HSK 7-9
士兵沿着边徼巡逻。
Shìbīng yánzhe biān jiào xúnluó.
Soldiers patrolled along the frontier.
HSK 7-9
戍兵驻在西南边徼。
Shùbīng zhù zài xīnán biānjiào.
Garrison troops were stationed at the southwestern border region.

Tips

history
Read 徼 it means a 'frontier / border' and, as a verb, 'to patrol a boundary'. The compound 边徼 ('frontier') appears in histories of border garrisons. Don't confuse it with the luck reading 徼.

Components

radical
彳 chì
step; to walk
The 'step' radical 彳 on the left ties the character to movement and going about, fitting both the 'patrol a boundary' and 'go after / seek' senses.
phonetic
敫 jiǎo
to disperse; bright
敫 fills the rest of the character and supplies the sound jiǎo / 徼; it is purely phonetic, carrying no meaning here.

Stroke Order

徼 jiào