Chinese symbol for “cunning”
姣
jiāo
cunning; pretty
The closest CC-CEDICT match for cunning is 姣 (jiāo), defined as: cunning; pretty.
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Characters and stroke order
Other Chinese words for “cunning”
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机巧 (機巧) | jī qiǎo | cunning; dexterous |
| 狡猾 | jiǎo huá | crafty; cunning; sly |
| 油 | yóu | oil; fat |
| 老奸巨猾 | lǎo jiān jù huá | cunning; crafty |
| 毚 | chán | cunning; artful |
Related words
Other words that share a character with 姣.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 姣好 | jiāo hǎo | (literary) good-looking; attractive |
See also: Japanese symbol for “cunning”.
Data: CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.