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侥

僥
jiǎo / yáo
adverb

Meanings

  1. 1 (in 侥幸) by mere luck; by a fluke

Examples

HSK 5
别抱侥幸心理，准备才是关键。
Bié bào jiǎoxìng xīnlǐ, zhǔnbèi cái shì guānjiàn.
Don't count on luck. Preparation is what matters.
HSK 7-9
他侥幸通过了考试，不敢再大意。
Tā jiǎoxìng tōngguò le kǎoshì, bùgǎn zài dàyi.
He passed the exam by sheer luck and dare not be careless again.

Tips

usage
This is the everyday reading. 侥 is bound to 侥幸 ('by luck / fluke'), often with a negative tone. 侥幸心理 means a risky 'hope I get away with it' mindset.

Components

radical
亻 rén
person
亻 is the side form of 人 (person). Getting lucky is something that happens to a person, so the person radical frames this as a human-fortune word.
phonetic
尧 yáo
Emperor Yao; phonetic
尧 supplies the sound; in this reading it shifted to jiǎo. It belongs to a phonetic family with 浇, 烧 and 晓, and adds no meaning here.

Stroke Order

侥 jiǎo