jiǎo
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 handsome
  2. 2 outstanding; superior

Examples

Tā shì yèjiè de jiǎojiǎozhě.
She is one of the very best in her field.
Zài tónglíngrén zhōng tā chūlèibácuì, kānchēng jiǎojiǎozhě.
Among his peers he stands out clearly.

Tips

usage
Today almost only in 佼佼者 (an outstanding person, the cream of the crop). The original sense was 'good-looking', which broadened to 'excellent, superior'.

Components

radical
rén
person
Left is the person radical in left-side form. It marks as describing a person — a handsome or outstanding one.
phonetic
jiāo
to cross; phonetic
Right supplies the sound (jiāo shifting tone to jiǎo). The same phonetic anchors (school) and (to compare).

Stroke Order

jiǎo