侥 (jiǎo): by mere luck
侥 (jiǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “by mere luck.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 亻 (semantic) and 尧 (phonetic). It ranks #3002 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 侥 person. Its radical form 亻 (person) appears in many related characters such as 人 (rén, person), 你 (nǐ, you), 他 (tā, he).
Definitions
- by mere luck
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侥幸 | jiǎo xìng | luckily |
| 侥幸心理 | jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ | trusting to luck |
| 僬侥 | jiāo yáo | legendary dwarfs in the west of China |
侥 appears in 3 compound words: 67 as the first character, 33 as the last, and 0 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 侥 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Example Sentences
作为侥民，我们有责任保护环境。
zuò wéi jiǎo mín , wǒ men yǒu zé rèn bǎo hù huán jìng .
As citizens, we have a responsibility to protect the environment.
提醒大家，脑出血不是老年人的专属病，切勿抱有侥幸心理。
tí xǐng dà jiā , nǎo chū xiě bù shì lǎo nián rén de zhuān shǔ bìng , qiē wù bào yǒu jiǎo xìng xīn lǐ .
Please be aware that cerebral hemorrhage is not a condition exclusive to the elderly; do not take any chances.
切勿心存侥幸，以身试法，通过伪造、变造、冒用许可证来博取流量和利益。
qiē wù xīn cún jiǎo xìng , yǐ shēn shì fǎ , tōng guò wěi zào , biàn zào , mào yòng xǔ kě zhèng lái bó qǔ liú liàng hé lì yì .
Do not take chances or flout the law by forging, altering, or misusing licenses to gain traffic and profit.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 亻 (person) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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