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Translingual
Han character
狡 (Kangxi radical 94, 犬+6, 9 strokes, cangjie input 大竹卜金大 (KHYCK), four-corner 40248, composition ⿰犭交)
References
- Kangxi Dictionary: page 710, character 5
- Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 20365
- Dae Jaweon: page 1122, character 11
- Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1345, character 9
- Unihan data for U+72E1
Chinese
Glyph origin
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Old Chinese
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烄
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*keːws, *kreːwʔ
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礮
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*pʰreːws
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交
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*kreːw
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郊
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*kreːw
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茭
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*kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ
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蛟
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*kreːw
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鮫
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*kreːw
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鵁
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*kreːw
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咬
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*kreːw, *ŋɡreːwʔ, *qreːw
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鉸
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*kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *kreːws
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佼
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*kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ
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詨
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*kreːw, *qʰreːws, *ɡreːws
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絞
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*kreːwʔ
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狡
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*kreːwʔ
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姣
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*kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw
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筊
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*kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw
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校
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*kreːws, *ɡreːws
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珓
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*kreːws
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跤
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*kʰreːw
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頝
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*kʰreːw
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骹
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*kʰraːw
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齩
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*ŋɡreːwʔ
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洨
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*ɡreːw
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胶
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*ɡreːw
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效
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*ɡreːws
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効
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*ɡreːws
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傚
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*ɡreːws
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皎
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*keːwʔ
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恔
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*keːwʔ
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晈
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*keːwʔ
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窔
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*qeːws
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駮
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*pqreːwɢ
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Pronunciation
Zhengzhang system (2003)
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Character
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狡
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Reading #
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1/1
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No.
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6307
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Phonetic component
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交
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Rime group
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宵
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Rime subdivision
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2
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Corresponding MC rime
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絞
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Old Chinese
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/*kreːwʔ/
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Definitions
狡
- sly; cunning; treacherous
呂布有虓虎之勇,而無英奇之略,輕狡反覆,唯利是視。自古及今,未有若此不夷滅也。 [Literary Chinese, trad.]
吕布有虓虎之勇,而无英奇之略,轻狡反覆,唯利是视。自古及今,未有若此不夷灭也。 [Literary Chinese, simp.]- From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3rd century CE
- Lǚ Bù yǒu xiāohǔ zhī yǒng, ér wú yīngqí zhī lüè, qīng jiǎo fǎnfù, wéilìshìshì. Zìgǔ jíjīn, wèiyǒu ruòcǐ bù yímiè yě.
- Lü Bu possessed a roaring tiger's valor, yet no strategy of talented and extraordinary people's; he was frivolous, treacherous, and shifty, only looking out for his own gain. From antiquity till now, there was none like this who was not destroyed.
Compounds
Japanese
Kanji
狡
(Hyōgai kanji)
- sly, cunning, sneaky
Readings
Compounds
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
狡 • (zuru)
- slyness, sly act, sly person
References
Korean
Hanja
狡 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo, Yale kyo)
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Vietnamese
Han character
狡: Hán Nôm readings: giảo, sinh, xảo
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