jiāo

seductive and loveable

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
女 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

woman

乔 sound component

  Sound component

qiáo

  

tall

Evolution

娇 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
娇 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
娇 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

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jiāo

seductive and loveable; tender; lovable; pampered; delicate; frail

Most common words with 娇
Freq.
Word
Meaning

lovable

娇小

petite

撒娇

to throw a tantrum

娇嫩

fragile

娇生惯养

pampered and spoiled since childhood