狡
jiǎo HSK7

cunning

Phonosemantic compound. 犭 represents the meaning and 交 represents the sound.

Components

犭
犭 Meaning component
quǎn dog

犭 is a component form of 犬.

交
交 Sound component
jiāo to cross, to mix

Character Evolution

Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Western Han 202 BC-9 AD
Seal form
Seal Shuowen ~100 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Qin 221-206 BC
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Clerical form
Clerical Eastern Han 25-220 AD
Regular Modern

Historical Pronunciations

Middle ChineseOld Chinese
Zhengzhangkreːwʔ
Unicodegǎu

說文解字

少狗也。从犬交聲。匃奴地有狡犬，巨口而黑身。

Sources

Readings & variants
Unicode
Historical pronunciations
Zhengzhang Shangfang
Historical images
Academia Sinica
Etymology
Shuowen Jiezi (說文解字)