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徼

jiào / jiǎo
noun

Meanings

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

Examples

士兵沿着边徼巡逻。
Shìbīng yánzhe biān jiào xúnluó.
Soldiers patrolled along the frontier.
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 (phonetic)
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