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悄悄

qiāoqiāo

quietly

A person tiptoeing past a cat
Memory picture

Character

悄 qiāo

Strokes
10
Radical
忄 — heart
Made of
忄 heart 肖 to resemble, to look like
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 悄

Example phrases

  • 他悄悄走了。 Tā qiāoqiāo zǒu le. He quietly left.
  • 妈妈悄悄进来。 Māma qiāoqiāo jìnlái. Mom quietly comes in.
  • 我悄悄看你。 Wǒ qiāoqiāo kàn nǐ. I quietly look at you.

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