俏 qiào to resemble
to resemble; pretty
怎么记住“俏”: 亻 person + 肖 resemble = to resemble. In her mum's dress and heels the little girl starts to resemble her, and every person at the party agrees she was born to resemble her mother.
部件结构
俏 = 亻 person + 肖 resemble
- 亻 person
- 肖 resemble
In her mum's dress and heels the little girl starts to resemble her, and every person at the party agrees she was born to resemble her mother.
用法
- Pretty in a lively, cute, stylish way - 俊俏 (jùnqiào) good-looking, 俏皮 (qiàopí) cute and cheeky/witty.
- Also 'in hot demand' in trade talk - 俏货 (qiàohuò) sought-after goods, 走俏 (zǒuqiào) to sell well.
- So it runs from 'cute/charming' (of a person) to 'hot-selling' (of goods).