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侥

僥
jiǎo / yáo
adverb

Meanings

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

Examples

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.
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.

Tips

usage
This is the everyday reading. 侥 is bound to 侥幸 (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