狡猾

jiǎohuá

adjective HSK 7 #4,847

Meanings

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

Nàge jiǎohuá de shāngrén piàn le hěn duō rén.

That cunning merchant deceived many people.

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