Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.
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Historical Evolution
狡
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
狡
Clerical
Qin dynasty (221-206 BC)
狡
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
狡
Seal
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
狡
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狡
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狡
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
狡
Regular
Modern
Chinese
狡 [jiǎo]
crafty; cunning; sly
Japanese
noun
- foul play; cheating
- cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (12)
狡猾 [jiǎohuá] #4,847
crafty
狡辩 [jiǎobiàn] #20,165
to quibble
狡辩 [jiǎobiàn] #20,165
to quibble
狡诈 [jiǎozhà] #16,987
craft
狡诈 [jiǎozhà] #16,987
craft
狡黠 [jiǎoxiá] #40,649
crafty
狡兔三窟 [jiǎotùsānkū] #56,346
lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows
狡赖 [jiǎolài] #57,111
to deny (through sophism)
狡赖 [jiǎolài] #57,111
to deny (through sophism)
狡滑 [jiǎohuá] #54,496
variant of 狡猾[jiǎohuá]
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JAPANESE WORDS (15)
狡猾 [こうかつ] #12,546
sly
⭐ 狡い [ずるい] #23,014
sly
ずる賢い [ずるがしこい] #38,511
devious
ズル休み [ずるやすみ] #65,322
skipping school or work (without a good reason)
狡知 [こうち] #85,052
craft
狡っ辛い [こすっからい] #142,996
sly
狡兎 [こうと] #161,940
smart rabbit
狡兎死して走狗烹らる [こうとししてそうくにらる] #202,331
when the enemy is defeated, the victorious soldiers can be killed off
怜悧狡猾 [れいりこうかつ] #217,751
cunning
小ずるい [こずるい]
slightly shrewd
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KOREAN WORDS (1)