Dong Chinese dictionary

jiǎo

cunning

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

Components

犭 Meaning component

quǎn

dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

交 Sound component

jiāo

to cross

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

jiǎo

cunning, deceitful, treacherous; crafty; cunning; sly

Most common words with 狡

Sources