窕 - Dong Chinese dictionary

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tiǎo

slender

Phonosemantic compound. 穴 represents the meaning and 兆 represents the sound.

Components

穴 Meaning component

xué

cave

兆 Sound component

zhào

omen

Evolution

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Regular script

Modern

Definitions

tiǎo

slender; quiet and modest, charming; quiet and secluded; gentle, graceful, and elegant

Most common words with 窕

Freq.	Word	Meaning
	窈窕	a seductive woman
	窕	quiet and secluded

Historical pronunciation

Old Chinese	Middle Chinese	Pinyin	Gloss
*lˤ[e]wʔ	dewX	tiǎo	窈窕 beautiful

Statistics

Not found in HSK word list

4684th most common character in books

Miscellaneous

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