娇惰
jiāo​duò

pampered

娇 jiāo seductive and loveable Simplified

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 乔 represents the sound. Simplified form of 嬌.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
乔
乔 Sound component
qiáo, jiǎo tall

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惰 duò, tuó indolent

Components

忄
忄 Meaning component
xin, xīn heart

mind

左
左 Sound component
zuǒ left
⺼
⺼ Unknown component
ròu meat, flesh

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld ChineseGloss
Baxter-SagartdwaXlˤojʔlazy
Zhengzhangl'oːlʔ
l'oːls

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Baxter-SagartZhengzhang Shangfang
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嬌 jiāo seductive and loveable Traditional

Phonosemantic compound. 女 represents the meaning and 喬 represents the sound.

Components

女
女 Meaning component
nǚ, nü woman
喬
喬 Sound component
tall

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkrew
krewʔ
ɡrew
Unicodegyɛu

說文解字

姿也。从女喬聲。

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Zhengzhang Shangfang
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Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)