jiǎo

bamboo rope

Bamboo ⺮ used to tie  things;  also provides the pronunciation

Components

Meaning component
zhú bamboo
SoundMeaning component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Old Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːwʔ
ɡreːw

說文解字

竹索也。从竹交聲。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica