蕉 Strokes Write it Listen 蕉 jiāo banana, plantain HSK 3 15 strokes Radical 艹 Sound + meaning 1 word Built from艹meaningcǎograss, weed, plant, herb焦soundjiāoburned, scorched; anxious, vexed How it works艹 hints at the meaning (plant), and 焦 jiāo hints at the sound.