jiǎojiào

frontier

Components
彳 meaning component

  Meaning component

chì

  

walk

step

敫 sound component

  Sound component

jiǎo

  

shining light

Evolution

徼 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
徼 Clerical script Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)

Clerical script

Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
徼 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
徼 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
徼 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

 

jiǎo

frontier, border; inspect, patrol; by mere luck

 

jiào

boundary; to go around