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僥
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侥
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be lucky

HSK 10
Human →Relations
jiǎo
ギョウ、キョウ
요
Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (僥)
亻 person (side)+ 堯 Yao =
僥 be lucky
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
堯 Phonetic component
Yao
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Simplified (侥)
亻 person (side)+ 尧 legendary =
侥 be lucky
亻 Meaning component
rén person (side)
亻 is a component form of 人.
尧 Phonetic component
yáo legendary
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
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Notes
Similar Characters
亿 hundred million (simp)什 what?仁 benevolence仃 solitary仅 solely (simp)仆 to fall forward (simp)仇 animosity仍 still仔 meticulous仕 official他 he仗 battle仙 immortal仟 one thousand代 generation仫 tribe (alt)们 plural (simp)仰 look up to仲 mid-仳 part
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
侥
Regular
Modern
Chinese
侥 / 僥 [jiǎo]
by mere luck
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (3)
侥幸 [jiǎo​xìng] #10,011
luckily
侥幸心理 [jiǎo​xìng​xīn​lǐ]
trusting to luck
僬侥 [Jiāo​Yáo]
Jiao Yao
JAPANESE WORDS (1)
僥倖 [ぎょうこう] #16,609
luck