焦

surname Jiao

焦 = 灬 + 隹 : Mnemonic symbol: a magnifier, with which the sun rays can be bundled into its focus and something can be burnt.

Joan of Arc (ji) caught a sparrow (隹) in front of the aorta (ao1) and put it on a grill (灬). Using a magnifier (焦), she is trying to start the grill.

焦

jia̅o = ji + ao1

burnt / scorched / charred / worried / anxious / coke / joule (abbr. for 焦耳[jiao1 er3])

焦 character breakdown

焦
- 灬
- 隹
  - 一
  - 住
    - 主
      - 丶
      - 王
        
        一
        
        土
        
        一
        
        十
        
        一
        
        丨
    - 亻
      - 丨
      - 丿

灬

huǒ = hu + o3

"fire" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 86), occurring in 熙, 然, 熊 etc

I will represent this "fire" component by a grill.

隹

zhui̅ = zhu + ei1

short-tailed bird

隹 = 住 + 一 : A sparrow. Julian Giant Squid often visits the sparrows living in front of the Eiffel Tower, and plays his flute for them.

Characters with 焦 as component

蕉

jia̅o = ji + ao1

banana

蕉 = 艹 + 焦 : Joan of Arc (ji) is creating a new dish in front of the aorta (ao1). She rolled up a lot of bananas (蕉) in sheets of artificial lawn (艹) and is heating the whole thing up using a magnifier (焦).

蕉

qiáo = qi + ao2

see 蕉萃[qiao2 cui4]

瞧

qiáo = qi + ao2

to look at / to see / to see (a doctor) / to visit

瞧 = 焦 + 目 : The Queen of Hearts (qi) is feeling sick and went to see the doctor (瞧). In the aorta's kitchen (ao2) the Eye of Providence (目) is looking at (瞧) the queen's body with a magnifier (焦) to see what's wrong with her.

礁

jia̅o = ji + ao1

reef / shoal rock

醮

jiào = ji + ao4

to perform sacrifice

谯

譙

qiào = qi + ao4

ridicule / to blame

谯

譙