This logogram is of ideographic origin and it was designed to evoke:

Bamboo ⺮ used to tie 交 things; 交 also provides the pronunciation

  • bamboo rope xiáo
    • bamboo; flute zhú
    • to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix jiāo
      • lid, cover; head tóu
      • father, dad

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