狡 (jiǎo): crafty, cunning, sly
狡 (jiǎo) is a Chinese character meaning “crafty.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 犭 (semantic) and 交 (phonetic). It ranks #2540 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 狡 dog. Its radical form 犭 (dog) appears in many related characters such as 狗 (gǒu, dog), 猫 (māo, cat), 状 (zhuàng, (bound form) form).
Definitions
- crafty
- cunning
- sly
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty |
| 狡诈 | jiǎo zhà | crafty |
| 狡辩 | jiǎo biàn | to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story |
| 狡黠 | jiǎo xiá | crafty |
| 狡滑 | jiǎo huá | variant of 狡猾 |
| 狡狯 | jiǎo kuài | (literary) crafty |
| 狡兔死走狗烹 | jiǎo tù sǐ zǒu gǒu pēng | see 兔死狗烹 |
| 狡兔三窟 | jiǎo tù sān kū | lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows |
| 狡赖 | jiǎo lài | to deny (through sophism) |
| 奸狡 | jiān jiǎo | devious |
狡 appears in 10 compound words: 90 as the first character, 10 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 狡 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (1)
Example Sentences
学习狡字需要反复练习,才能写得工整。
xué xí jiǎo zì xū yāo fǎn fù liàn xí , cái néng xiě dé gōng zhěng .
Mastering the character "狡" requires repeated practice to write it neatly.
他说,滚,两面都让你说了,狡猾。
tā shuō , gǔn , liǎng miàn dōu ràng nǐ shuō le , jiǎo huá .
He said, “Get lost. You’ve had your say on both sides—you’re so sneaky.”
从厂商角度,这个发明十分巧妙;对于用户来说,钥匙卡却是令人困惑的狡猾行为。
cóng hǎn shāng jiǎo dù , zhè gè fā míng shí fēn qiǎo miào ; duì yú yòng hù lái shuō , yuè chí kǎ què shì lìng rén kùn huò de jiǎo huá háng wéi .
From the manufacturer's perspective, this invention is quite ingenious; for users, however, the key card is a confusing and underhanded tactic.
每种载具都有不同的驾驶特性,可以让玩家施展出多样技能、狡猾诡计以及凶残策略。
měi zhǒng zài jù dōu yǒu bù tóng de jià shǐ tè xìng , kě yǐ ràng wán jiā shī zhǎn chū duō yàng jì néng , jiǎo huá guǐ jì yǐ jí xiōng cán cè lüè .
Each vehicle has its own unique handling characteristics, allowing players to execute a variety of skills, cunning tricks, and ruthless strategies.
普遍被描述为贪婪、狡猾、爱恶作剧,智力不高但很会算计小便宜。
pǔ biàn bèi miáo shù wéi tān lán , jiǎo huá , ài è zuò jù , zhì lì bù gāo dàn hěn huì suàn jì xiǎo biàn yí .
They are generally described as greedy, cunning, and mischievous—not very intelligent, but very good at taking advantage of small opportunities.
人们说,狐狸比其他动物要狡猾。
Rénmen shuō, húli bǐ qítā dòngwù yào jiǎohuá.
People say that the fox is more cunning than other animals.
Character Family
Semantic Family — Characters sharing the 犭 (dog) component
Frequently Asked Questions
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