piáo
patronize prostitutes
Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 票 represents the sound.
Evolution
Seal script
Shuowen (~100 AD)
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Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Seal script
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)Regular script
ModernDefinitions
Most common words with 嫖
Freq. | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
to visit a prostitute | ||
patron of a brothel | ||
to go whoring | ||
to spend the night at a brothel | ||
to visit a prostitute |
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