qiǎo

to change one's countenance

qiǎo
solemn
(bound form) to change one's facial expression to look serious, worried, or solemn; sad or sorrowful. Often used in the compound 愀然 qiǎo​rán
vigilant
(literary) to be alert or on one's guard, especially when introspecting or seeing bad behavior; used in the phrase 愀然 qiǎo​rán

Frequency

Character
Written text
5,481st most common 0.599 per million
Word
Written text
1.65 per million

Details

Strokes
12
Unicode
U+6100

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