狡 jiǎo
- Strokes
- 9
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 交 to connect
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
狡猾
jiǎohuá
cunning; sly
Characters in this word
猾 huá
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 犭 — dog
- Made of
- 犭 dog 骨 bone
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 这个诈骗团伙手法十分狡猾，常利用真实机构的名义取得信任。 Zhège zhàpiàn tuánhuǒ shǒufǎ shífēn jiǎohuá, cháng lìyòng zhēnshí jīgòu de míngyì qǔdé xìnrèn. This fraud gang is extremely cunning in its methods and often gains trust by using the name of real institutions.
- 狡猾的狐狸骗走了乌鸦嘴里的肉。 Jiǎohuá de húli piàn zǒu le wūyā zuǐ lǐ de ròu. The cunning fox tricked the crow out of the meat in its beak.
- 他笑得很狡猾，我就知道他又在打什么主意。 Tā xiào de hěn jiǎohuá, wǒ jiù zhīdào tā yòu zài dǎ shénme zhǔyi. He smiled slyly, and I knew he was up to something again.
Related words
- 奸诈 jiānzhà deceitful; treacherous
- 强硬 qiángyìng tough; hard-line; uncompromising
- 神气 shénqì expression; air; proud; spirited
- 鲁莽 lǔmǎng rash; reckless
- 目中无人 mùzhōngwúrén arrogant; to look down on everyone
- 苛刻 kēkè harsh; exacting
- 盛气凌人 shèngqìlíngrén overbearing; arrogant and domineering
- 漠然 mòrán indifferent; detached
- 藐视 miǎoshì to despise; to scorn
- 冷酷 lěngkù cold-hearted; ruthless
- 蔑视 mièshì to despise; to treat with contempt
- 冷漠 lěngmò indifferent; apathetic