娇
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lovable; pampered; tender; delicate; frail
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Dict coverage rank #1,799 U+5A07
How 娇 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
女 (semantic, “woman”) + 乔 (phonetic, qiáo)
How to remember it
attractive · Heisig RSH #443
女 woman + angel
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 乔
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 乔 (qiáo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 乔 sound component | qiáo | tall, lofty; proud, stately |
| 桥 | qiáo | bridge; beam, crosspiece |
| 矫 | jiǎo | to correct, to rectify, to straighten out |
| 侨 | qiáo | emigrant; to sojourn |
| 挢 | jiǎo | to correct |
| 鞒 | qiáo | boot, mud shoe, snowshoe |
Words containing 娇
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 力娇酒 | lì jiāo jiǔ | (loanword) liqueur |
| 娇儿 | jiāo ér | beloved son |
| 金屋藏娇 | jīn wū cáng jiāo | a golden house to keep one's mistress (idiom); a magnificent house built for a beloved wom… |
| 娇小 | jiāo xiǎo | petite; delicate; dainty |
| 娇气 | jiāo qì | delicate; squeamish; finicky |
| 桑娇维塞 | Sāng jiāo wéi sài | Sangiovese (grape type) |
| 娇红 | jiāo hóng | tender pink |
| 娇黄 | jiāo huáng | tender yellow |
| 娇美 | jiāo měi | dainty |
| 娇生惯养 | jiāo shēng guàn yǎng | pampered and spoiled since childhood |
| 千娇百媚 | qiān jiāo bǎi mèi | (idiom) (of a woman) bewitching; charming |
| 百媚千娇 | bǎi mèi qiān jiāo | see 千嬌百媚|千娇百媚[qian1 jiao1 bai3 mei4] |
| 香娇玉嫩 | xiāng jiāo yù nèn | a beautiful woman |
| 娇态 | jiāo tài | charming attitude; lascivious pose |
| 娇娇女 | jiāo jiāo nǚ | pampered girl from an affluent family |
| 娇贵 | jiāo guì | pampered; fragile; finicky |
| 撒娇 | sā jiāo | to act like a spoiled child; to act coquettishly |
| 陈娇 | Chén Jiāo | Chen Jiao, first wife of emperor 漢武帝|汉武帝[Han4 Wu3 di4], died c. 110 BC |
| 撒娇卖乖 | sā jiāo mài guāi | to behave ingratiatingly |
| 娇滴滴 | jiāo dī dī | sweet; cute; delicately pretty |