狡 jiǎo cunning
cunning; deceitful; treacherous
How to remember 狡: 犭 dog + 交 hand over = cunning. The dog pretends to limp so the tourists will hand over a snack, and the vendor laughs "He is cunning, that one!"
Component breakdown
狡 = 犭 dog + 交 hand over
- 犭 dog
- 交 hand over
- 亠 lid
- 父 father
The dog pretends to limp so the tourists will hand over a snack, and the vendor laughs "He is cunning, that one!"
How it is used
- Cunning/crafty - 狡猾 (jiǎohuá) sly/wily, 狡诈 (jiǎozhà) treacherous.
- 狡辩 (jiǎobiàn) means to argue speciously / quibble; 狡兔三窟 (jiǎotù-sānkū), a wily rabbit has three burrows, means having multiple escape routes ready. Pejorative.