狡
crafty; cunning; sly
9 strokes
Dict coverage rank #3,173 U+72E1
How 狡 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
犭 (semantic, “dog”) + 交 (phonetic, jiāo)
How to remember it
sly · Heisig RSH #2316
pack of wild dogs + 交 mingle
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 交
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 交 (jiāo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 交 sound component | jiāo | to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix |
| 校 | xiào | school; military field officer |
| 效 | xiào | result, effect; effective |
| 咬 | yǎo | to bite, to gnaw |
| 较 | jiào | to compare; relatively; more |
| 绞 | jiǎo | intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal |
| 郊 | jiāo | suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space |
| 饺 | jiǎo | stuffed dumplings |
| 皎 | jiǎo | white; bright, brilliant; clear |
| 鲛 | jiāo | shark |
| 跤 | jiāo | to tumble, to fall; to wrestle |
| 蛟 | jiāo | a legendary scaled dragon |
| 佼 | jiǎo | beautiful, handsome, good-looking |
| 姣 | jiāo | beautiful, handsome, pretty |
| 洨 | xiáo | a river in Hebei province |
| 茭 | jiāo | an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica |
Words containing 狡
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狡兔死，走狗烹 | jiǎo tù sǐ , zǒu gǒu pēng | see 兔死狗烹[tu4 si3 gou3 peng1] |
| 狡兔三窟 | jiǎo tù sān kū | lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall ba… |
| 狡滑 | jiǎo huá | variant of 狡猾[jiao3 hua2] |
| 奸狡 | jiān jiǎo | devious; cunning |
| 狡辩 | jiǎo biàn | to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses |
| 狡赖 | jiǎo lài | to deny (through sophism) |
| 狡诈 | jiǎo zhà | crafty; cunning; deceitful |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty; cunning; sly |
| 狡黠 | jiǎo xiá | crafty; astute |
| 狡狯 | jiǎo kuài | (literary) crafty; cunning |