較
jiào HSK3

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approved by Peter Olson · Oct 9, 2021, 06:14 PM · Reviewed by Peter Olson on Oct 9, 2021, 06:14 PM

Based on the current meaning "horizontal beams on a carriage". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

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Original meaning: horizontal beams on a carriage

Phonosemantic compound. 車 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound. Based on the current meaning "horizontal beams on a carriage". The current meaning is a phonetic loan.

Components

車
車 Meaning component
Change in meaning
車 hints at the original meaning of 較, "horizontal beams on a carriage", which is no longer the most common meaning of 較 in modern Mandarin.
交
交 Sound component

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːwɢs
kreːwɢ
Unicodegàu

Sources

Character origin
漢語多功能字庫
Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang