TSUMUGU · B1 (est.) · 字
郊
郊 ＝ 阝 ＋ 交
ㄐㄧㄠ · jiāo
noun — the outskirts, suburbs
字源 FORM — what the parts do
阝義the city-wall radical (邑) on the right — a settlement, a district
The settlement-mark (阝, 邑) with 交 jiāo for the sound — and the land where town crosses into open country. The belt outside the wall: 郊外、城郊、郊遊.
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
出了城牆（阝），田野與街市在這裡相交（交）——這就是郊。
Past the city wall (阝), where streets cross over into open field (交) — that strip is the 郊.
字源記憶法
意 · Meanings
(本義)郊外、城郊— the outskirts, suburbs常用
→郊遊— a country outing, excursion常用
→近郊、遠郊— the near and far suburbs
(本義) original meaning · → ⇒ each arrow = one more step of extension