qiáo
adjective

Meanings

  1. 1 haggard; gaunt; wan (used in 憔悴)

Examples

Áoyè zhàogù bìngrén hòu, tā miànróng qiáocuì.
After staying up all night caring for the patient, she looked gaunt.
Yōuchóu ràng tā biànde xiāoshòu qiáocuì.
Worry left him looking thin and haggard.

Tips

usage
Bound character: it lives in 憔悴 (haggard, wan, careworn), describing a face worn down by illness, grief, or exhaustion. Learn it as the word, not the single .

Components

radical
xīn
heart (left-side form)
Left-side heart radical , the upright form of . Looking haggard comes from inner worry and grief, so the heart radical fits the careworn sense of 憔悴.
phonetic
jiāo
burnt; anxious
Right side supplies the sound (jiāo shifting to qiáo) and a fitting flavor: means 'burnt, anxious', and constant anxiety is exactly what wears a face down.

Stroke Order

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