侥

Character

侥 jiǎo · yáo

Character2 readings

by mere luck

Radical: 亻
Strokes: 8
Structure: Left–right
Parts: 亻尧
Traditional: 僥
Frequency: #3917 most common character

Practice writing

Readings and meanings

jiǎoMain reading yáoRare reading

jiǎo

jiao3Main reading

by mere luck CC-CEDICT

Words that use “侥” as jiǎo

侥幸jiǎo xìngluckilyWord 侥幸心理jiǎo xìng xīn lǐtrusting to luckWord

yáo

yao2Reading 2Rare reading

This reading is uncommon in everyday Chinese; the main reading is jiǎo.

used in 僬侥 (jiāo yáo) CC-CEDICT

Words that use “侥” as yáo

僬侥jiāo yáolegendary dwarfs in the west of ChinaWord

Stroke order

Practice writing 侥

Draw “侥” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Example sentences

你侥幸了。
nǐ jiǎo xìng le
You got off easy.
Tatoeba · sentence #4446168 by shanghainese; translation #3331084 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
好险啊，还好侥幸逃过一劫。
hǎo xiǎn a hái hǎo jiǎo xìng táo guò yì jié
That was so dangerous! Fortunately, I narrowly escaped a disaster.
Tatoeba · sentence #10042018 by slo_oth; translation #11975645 by weihaiping · CC BY 2.0 FR

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Same radical 亻

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