僥 meaning and stroke order

jiǎo

To be lucky; by chance, by luck

Strokes14
Pinyinjiǎo
ToneTone 3

How to write 僥, stroke by stroke

14 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 僥

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

jiǎothird tone (dipping)
  1. by mere luck
yáosecond tone (rising)
  1. used in 僬僥|僬侥[jiao1 yao2]

How 僥 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Person.

亻 gives the meaning and 堯 hints at the sound.

Radical: 亻 (man), shared by 277 characters on this site.

Common words with 僥

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
僥倖jiǎoxìngluckily; by a fluke

Questions about 僥

How many strokes are in 僥?

僥 is written with 14 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 僥 mean?

僥 (jiǎo) means to be lucky; by chance, by luck. A common word with it is 侥幸 (jiǎoxìng), meaning "luckily; by a fluke".

How do you pronounce 僥?

僥 is pronounced jiǎo, in the third tone (dipping).

What is the radical of 僥?

The radical of 僥 is 亻, which carries the idea of "man". Dictionaries list 僥 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 僥?

僥 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 侥, used in mainland China and Singapore.