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).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 亻 person8 strokesFrequency #3002亻 semantic尧 phonetic

Definitions

  1. by mere luck

Etymology & Origin

侥

pictophoneticperson

Decomposition: ⿰亻尧 (layout: left-right)

Components:亻semantic尧phonetic

Stroke Order

1
2
3
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8

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
侥幸jiǎo xìngluckily
侥幸心理jiǎo xìng xīn lǐtrusting to luck
僬侥jiāo yáolegendary dwarfs in the west of China
3
Total compounds
67
As first character
33
As last character
0
As middle character

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.

幸xìng
0.6332,856 co-occurrences
脱tuō
0.542648 co-occurrences
逃táo
0.5321,098 co-occurrences
躲duǒ
0.462132 co-occurrences
存cún
0.359288 co-occurrences
险xiǎn
0.34866 co-occurrences
虽suī
0.33454 co-occurrences
过guò
0.331264 co-occurrences
怀huái
0.32536 co-occurrences
抱bào
0.32330 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

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.

Character Family

亻 Radical Family — Characters sharing the person radical

傲ào伴bàn保bǎo伯bó侧cè偿cháng仇qiú储chǔ传chuán伺sì

Related Characters

人rén你nǐ他tā们men作zuò做zuò但dàn住zhù位wèi什shén

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 侥 (jiǎo) mean in Chinese?
侥 (jiǎo) primarily means "by mere luck." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3002 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 侥 and 烧?
侥 (jiǎo) and 烧 (shāo) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 亻 vs 火 (same 尧 component).
How many strokes does 侥 have?
侥 is written with 8 strokes. The correct stroke order matters for recognition and handwriting speed — practice with the animated guide above to build proper technique.
What is the radical of 侥?
The radical associated with 侥 is 亻 (person). This radical appears in many characters related to person.
What are the components of 侥?
侥 is composed of: 亻 (semantic), 尧 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰亻尧 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 侥?
Common words with 侥 include: 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"). There are over 3 compound words containing this character.
Is 侥 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 侥 is written the same way in both simplified and traditional Chinese.

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Character data sourced from Unihan (Unicode Consortium), SUBTLEX-CH frequency corpus (Cai & Brysbaert, 2010), and Make Me a Hanzi (stroke data). Collocation strength measured via NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information). Verified by the HanziFeed linguistics team.

HSK classification follows the HSK 3.0 Standard (Center for Language Education and Cooperation, CLEC, 2022 revision). Idiom data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Data last verified: March 2026.