狡(jiǎo)

HSK 7-99 strokes

crafty

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Character information

Pinyin
jiǎo
Meaning
crafty; cunning; sly
Strokes
9
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 狡 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰犭交

In this compound, the meaning comes from 犭 (dog); 交 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

犭quǎn交jiāo

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 狡 step by step

9 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 狡

Common words using 狡 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

jiǎo狡huá猾
HSK 7-9

crafty; cunning; sly

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jiān奸jiǎo狡

devious; cunning

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jiǎo狡huá滑

variant of 狡猾[jiao3 hua2]

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jiǎo狡tù兔sān三kū窟

lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows

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jiǎo狡zhà诈

crafty

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jiǎo狡biàn辩

to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story

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jiǎo狡xiá黠

crafty

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Related characters

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 狡’s common words

猾奸滑兔三窟诈辩

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