狡猾

jiǎohuá

adjective HSK 7-9 #4,847

Meanings

Both characters have the dog radical 犭, suggesting animal-like cunning

HSK 5

那个狡猾的商人骗了很多人。

Nàge jiǎohuá de shāngrén piàn le hěnduō rén.

That cunning merchant deceived many people.

HSK 5

狐狸是最狡猾的动物。

Húli shì zuì jiǎohuá de dòngwù.

Foxes are the most cunning animals.

memory

Both 狡 and 猾 have the dog/animal radical 犭 - think of a sly fox, the classic cunning animal in Chinese culture.

狡 jiǎo

猾 huá