(piáo)

14 strokes
Readingspiáopiāo

to visit a prostitute

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Character information

Pinyin
piáo / piāo
Meaning
to visit a prostitute
Strokes
14
HSK level
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰女票

In this compound, the meaning comes from (woman); supplies the sound.

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

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How to write step by step

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Words with

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

piáo

to visit a prostitute

Open 嫖妓 page →
piáochāng

to visit prostitutes; to go whoring

Open 嫖娼 page →
piáo

patron of a brothel

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piáo宿

to spend the night at a brothel

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piáo

prostitute's fee for service

Open 嫖资 page →
zhāopiáo

(of a sex worker) to solicit customers

Open 招嫖 page →

(lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom)

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