佼
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Translingual
Han character
佼 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人卜金大 (OYCK), four-corner 20248, composition ⿰亻交)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 101, character 1
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 570
- Dae Jaweon: page 213, character 9
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 152, character 6
- Unihan data for U+4F7C
Chinese
| simp. and trad. |
佼 | |
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Glyph origin
| Historical forms of the character 佼 |
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 s05663 Transcribed ancient scripts  L34858  L16633  L16634 |
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References:
Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation),
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| Old Chinese | |
|---|---|
| 烄 | *keːws, *kreːwʔ |
| 礮 | *pʰreːws |
| 交 | *kreːw |
| 郊 | *kreːw |
| 茭 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ |
| 蛟 | *kreːw |
| 鮫 | *kreːw |
| 鵁 | *kreːw |
| 咬 | *kreːw, *ŋɡreːwʔ, *qreːw |
| 鉸 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *kreːws |
| 佼 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ |
| 詨 | *kreːw, *qʰreːws, *ɡreːws |
| 絞 | *kreːwʔ |
| 狡 | *kreːwʔ |
| 姣 | *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw |
| 筊 | *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw |
| 校 | *kreːws, *ɡreːws |
| 珓 | *kreːws |
| 跤 | *kʰreːw |
| 頝 | *kʰreːw |
| 骹 | *kʰraːw |
| 齩 | *ŋɡreːwʔ |
| 洨 | *ɡreːw |
| 胶 | *ɡreːw |
| 效 | *ɡreːws |
| 効 | *ɡreːws |
| 傚 | *ɡreːws |
| 皎 | *keːwʔ |
| 恔 | *keːwʔ |
| 晈 | *keːwʔ |
| 窔 | *qeːws |
| 駮 | *pqreːwɢ |
Pronunciation 1
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎo
- Wade–Giles: chiao3
- Yale: jyǎu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
- Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: gaau2
- Yale: gáau
- Cantonese Pinyin: gaau2
- Guangdong Romanization: gao2
- Sinological IPA (key): /kaːu̯³⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Middle Chinese: haewX, kaewX
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kreːwʔ/, /*ɡreːwʔ/
Definitions
佼
- outstanding
- 佼佼者 ― jiǎojiǎozhě ― outstanding figure
- handsome; beautiful; good-looking
- † Alternative form of 狡 (jiǎo, “cunning; sturdy”)
- a surname
Compounds
Related terms
- 姣 (jiāo)
Pronunciation 2
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jiao
- Wade–Giles: chiao1
- Yale: jyāu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau
- Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Middle Chinese: kaew
- Old Chinese
- (Zhengzhang): /*kreːw/
Definitions
佼
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Compounds
- 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo)
Pronunciation 3
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siáo
- Wade–Giles: hsiao2
- Yale: syáu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyau
- Palladius: сяо (sjao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Definitions
佼
Japanese
Kanji
佼
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Readings
- Go-on: きょう (kyō)←けう (keu, historical)
- Kan-on: こう (kō)←かう (kau, historical)
- Kun: うつくしい (utsukushii, 佼しい)
Korean
Hanja
佼 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo)
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