Radical 艹

15 strokes

grass 艹 (218a) + scorched 焦 (763a) = banana 蕉

香蕉 (761) xiāngjiāo banana

The grass had been scorched by the fire, but the bananas on the trees were undamaged. / The two giants (who owned the banana plantation) had been off at a jousting match (and were relieved that their crop was alright).

pigeon 隹 (501a) + fire 灬 (185a) = scorched 焦

The pigeon sat by the fire for too long and scorched his tail feathers. / [No pronunciation needed]