TSUMUGU · TOCFL 1 (est.) · 字
蕉
蕉 ＝ 艹 ＋ 焦
ㄐㄧㄠ · jiāo
noun — banana, plantain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
艹義a plant, growing
A plant (艹) on top marks it as something that grows. 焦 jiāo, "scorched," lends only the sound, no shift. The pair names the broad-leafed plant and its fruit: 芭蕉、香蕉.
意 · Meanings
(本義)芭蕉— the banana plant, its broad leaves
→香蕉— banana — the fruit常用
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension