娇 jiāo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 女 — woman, girl
- Made of
- 女 woman, girl 乔 tall, lofty
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
娇惯
jiāoguàn
to pamper; to spoil
Characters in this word
惯 guàn
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 忄 — heart
- Made of
- 忄 heart 贯 to pierce, to string up
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 一味娇惯孩子，往往会削弱他们面对挫折的能力。 Yíwèi jiāoguàn háizi, wǎngwǎng huì xuēruò tāmen miànduì cuòzhé de nénglì. Blindly pampering children often weakens their ability to face setbacks.
- 奶奶总是娇惯孙子，什么都依着他。 Nǎinai zǒngshì jiāoguàn sūnzi, shénme dōu yīzhe tā. Grandma always spoils her grandson and gives in to him in everything.
- 别太娇惯这只小狗，它会不听话的。 Bié tài jiāoguàn zhè zhī xiǎo gǒu, tā huì bù tīnghuà de. Don't spoil this puppy too much, or it will become disobedient.
Related words
- 娇气 jiāoqì delicate; spoiled; fussy
- 习惯 xíguàn habit
- 惯 guàn to spoil; to indulge; to be accustomed to
- 惯例 guànlì convention; usual practice
- 惯性 guànxìng inertia; force of habit
- 司空见惯 sīkōngjiànguàn commonplace; nothing unusual
- 家世 jiāshì family background; lineage
- 嫁妆 jiàzhuang dowry
- 女方 nǚfāng the woman’s side; the bride’s side
- 男方 nánfāng the bridegroom’s side; the male party
- 蜜月 mìyuè honeymoon; honeymoon period
- 美满 měimǎn happy and complete; blissful