Memory phrase for the character: 焦

焦

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Meaning scorched, burnt, charred, worried, anxious

Pronunciation

jiāo

Explanation

Top: bird 隹, below: fire 灬

Mnemonic
 
(Chickens are plucked and then scorched to remove the feathers.) The bird on the fire is scorched.

Radicals

火 fireAlso this radical 灬 stands for fire.
焦 burnt, scorchedThe bird 隹 on the fire 灬 is burnt.
灬 fireAlso this radical 火 stands for fire.
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 Vocabulary

焦炭 jiāo tàn  coke (processed coal used in blast furnace)
焦灼 jiāo zhuó  deeply worried (lit.)
焦炙 jiāo zhì  to scorch; to burn to charcoal; sick with worry
焦炙 jiāo zhì  

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