懂中文 Dong Chinese

黠

xiá

sly

Phonosemantic compound. 黑 represents the meaning and 吉 represents the sound.

Components
黑 meaning component

黑  Meaning component

hēi

  

black

吉 sound component

吉  Sound component

jí

  

lucky

Evolution

黠 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
黠 Seal script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Seal script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
黠 Clerical script Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
黠 Regular script Modern

Regular script

Modern
Definitions

黠  

xiá

sly, cunning, shrewd; artful; (phonetic); crafty

Most common words with 黠
Freq.
Word
Meaning

狡黠

crafty

黠

crafty