狡猾

jiǎohuá

adjective HSK 7-9 #4,847

Meanings

1 cunning
2 sly
3 crafty

Characters

crafty; cunning

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

Examples

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.

狐狸是最狡猾的动物。

Húli shì zuì jiǎohuá de dòngwù.

Foxes are the most cunning animals.

Tips

memory

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

Stroke Order

狡 jiǎo

猾 huá