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Keyword
cunning
  • deceitful
  • treacherous
Frequency
#3102
Strokes
9
Readings
jiǎo
Mnemonic
犭 (dog) gives the meaning and 交 the sound.
Stroke order
Composed of
Used in vocabulary
狡猾jiǎohuá
crafty; cunning; sly
狡诈jiǎozhà
crafty; cunning; deceitful
狡辩jiǎobiàn
to deflect blame from oneself with a dishonest story; to make excuses
狡jiǎo
crafty; cunning; sly
狡黠jiǎoxiá
crafty; astute
狡兔三窟jiǎotùsānkū
lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows; a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)
狡狯jiǎokuài
(literary) crafty; cunning
狡赖jiǎolài
to deny (through sophism)