狡

jiǎo

j+iǎo·3rd tone

crafty · cunning

Radical: 犭 Strokes: 9

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Common

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥

Same radical

独狂狗狼犯猪狱猫猛猎狎猥狐狭犹

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Stroke Order · 9 strokes (click to expand)

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Character Decomposition

狡=犭+交

Etymology

dog

Meanings

crafty

cunning

sly

jiǎo

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Words with 狡 78 total

devious · cunning奸狡jiān jiǎo crafty; cunning; sly狡猾jiǎo huá to deny (through sophism)狡赖jiǎo lài

Idioms with 狡 8 total Chain

lit. a crafty rabbit has three burrows · a sly individual has more than one plan to fall back on (idiom)狡兔三窟jiǎo tù sān kū