礁 jiāo jetty
jetty; reef
怎么记住“礁”: 石 stone + 焦 scorched = jetty. Snorkelling past a dark stone that looks scorched, the kids find bright fish hiding all along the old jetty.
部件结构
形声 · Meaning + sound
One part gives the meaning, the other gives the sound.
礁 = 石 stone + 焦 scorched
- 石 stone meaning
- 焦 scorched sound
Snorkelling past a dark stone that looks scorched, the kids find bright fish hiding all along the old jetty.
How it came to be
Stone gives the meaning and the right part the sound.
用法
- A reef/rock in water: 暗礁 (ànjiāo) a hidden reef (also figurative: a hidden pitfall), 珊瑚礁 (shānhújiāo) coral reef, 礁石 (jiāoshí) reef rock.
- 触礁 (chùjiāo) means to hit a reef, figuratively for a plan running aground.