cunning, crafty, sly

Animated Stroke Order 狡

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Stroke Order Diagrams 狡

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Example Sentences

Real-world example sentences demonstrating how is used in context
1
shì
jiǎo
biàn
dàn
zhèng
què
záo
lài

He tried to quibble, but the evidence was irrefutable.

2
zhè
zhī
li
fēi
cháng
jiǎo
huá
zǒng
néng
táo
tuō
liè
rén
de
zhuī

This fox is very cunning and always escapes the hunter's pursuit.

3
ge
shāng
rén
jiǎo
zhà
de
shǒu
duàn
piàn
le

That merchant deceived customers with deceitful methods.

4
hěn
jiǎo
huá

The fox is very cunning.

5
yòng
le
jiǎo
huá
de
fāng
yíng
le
sài

He used a cunning method to win the game.

6
zhè
ge
shāng
rén
jiǎo
huá
de
shǒu
duàn
piàn
le

The merchant deceived customers with cunning tactics.

Information

Traditional
Radical
Strokes9
StructureLeft-Right
Frequency#2567
Zhuyinㄐㄧㄠˇ
Components
UnicodeU+72E1
CangjieKHPRU
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Cultural note

Traditional Chinese culture often connects characters and names with the Five Elements (Wood, Fire, Earth, Metal, Water) and Yin–Yang, a system also used to describe personality tendencies.

Learn how the Five Elements describe personality