憔 (qiáo): used in 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]

憔 (qiáo) is a Chinese character meaning “used in 憔悴[qiao2 cui4].” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 忄 (semantic) and 焦 (phonetic). It ranks #3041 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).

Etymologically derived, 憔 heart. Its radical form 忄 (heart) appears in many related characters such as 恨 (hèn, to hate), 情 (qíng, feeling, emotion), 快 (kuài, fast, happy).

Native pronunciation
HSK 7-9Radical: 忄 heart15 strokesFrequency #3041忄 semantic焦 phonetic

Definitions

  1. used in 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]

Etymology & Origin

憔

pictophoneticheart

Decomposition: ⿰忄焦 (layout: left-right)

Components:忄semantic焦phonetic

Stroke Order

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Words & Compounds

Common Compounds

WordPinyinMeaning
憔悴qiáo cuìwan and sallow
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Total compounds
100
As first character
0
As last character
0
As middle character

憔 appears in 1 compound words: 100 as the first character, 0 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 憔 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.

悴cuì
0.9332,106 co-occurrences
瘦shòu
0.44348 co-occurrences
堪kān
0.41466 co-occurrences
容róng
0.382294 co-occurrences
貌mào
0.37054 co-occurrences
形xíng
0.312162 co-occurrences
老lǎo
0.311102 co-occurrences
消xiāo
0.30984 co-occurrences
病bìng
0.28566 co-occurrences
面miàn
0.283192 co-occurrences

Example Sentences

AI-Generated

听到这个好消息，她憔里充满了喜悦。

tīng dào zhè gè hǎo xiāo xī , tā qiáo lǐ chōng mǎn le xǐ yuè .

Upon hearing the good news, her face lit up with joy.

Character Family

忄 Radical Family — Characters sharing the heart radical

怖bù惭cán惨cǎn憧chōng悴cuì惮dàn悼dào惦diàn懂dǒng惰duò

Related Characters

恨hèn情qíng快kuài怕pà忙máng性xìng怪guài慢màn懂dǒng惯guàn

Homophones — Characters pronounced qiáo

瞧qiáo

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 憔 (qiáo) mean in Chinese?
憔 (qiáo) primarily means "used in 憔悴[qiao2 cui4]." It is classified as HSK Level 7-9, making it an expert-level character. It ranks #3041 in character frequency.
What's the difference between 憔 and 蕉?
憔 (qiáo) and 蕉 (jiāo) are often confused. confusable. The key distinguishing feature: 忄 vs 艹 (same 焦 component).
How many strokes does 憔 have?
憔 is written with 15 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 憔?
The radical associated with 憔 is 忄 (heart). This radical appears in many characters related to heart.
What are the components of 憔?
憔 is composed of: 忄 (semantic), 焦 (phonetic). Its IDS decomposition is ⿰忄焦 with a left-right layout. Understanding the components helps with both memorization and recognizing related characters.
What are common words containing 憔?
Common words with 憔 include: 憔悴 (qiáo cuì, "wan and sallow"). There are over 1 compound words containing this character.
What characters sound the same as 憔 (qiáo)?
Several characters share the pronunciation qiáo: 瞧 (to look at). Context and tones help distinguish between them in speech and writing.
Is 憔 the same in simplified and traditional Chinese?
Yes, 憔 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.