蕉 jiāo bananas
bananas; plantain
How to remember 蕉: 艹 grass + 焦 scorched = bananas. The backpacker lies in the tall grass of the plantation, scorched by the midday sun, and eats five bananas in a row.
Component breakdown
蕉 = 艹 grass + 焦 scorched
- 艹 grass
- 焦 scorched
The backpacker lies in the tall grass of the plantation, scorched by the midday sun, and eats five bananas in a row.
How it is used
- Grass radical 艹 - a bound morpheme for banana/plantain plants; the everyday word is 香蕉 (xiāngjiāo) banana.
- Measure word for the fruit is 根 (gēn): 一根香蕉 (yì gēn xiāngjiāo) one banana.
- Also 芭蕉 (bājiāo) the plantain/banana tree, common in classical poetry imagery.
Words with 蕉
Example sentences
- 他手里拿着一支香蕉。 Tā shǒu lǐ názhe yì zhī xiāngjiāo.He's holding a banana in his hand.