狡 Stroke Order — How to Write 狡

Stroke Order

狡 is written in 9 strokes, following the standard Chinese stroke order. Start from the radical 犭, then complete the remaining strokes.

Stroke order matters in Chinese: it keeps the character balanced, and it is how dictionaries and handwriting input methods expect a character to be written.

狡 Radical and Character Components

Components:犭交

狡 is a phono-semantic compound: 犭 (dog) carries the meaning, while 交 indicates the sound.

Radical: 犭 + 6 more strokes

狡 Pronunciation and Pinyin

jiǎo

Meanings of 狡 in Chinese

jiǎo狡

Cunning, sly, or deceitful; also refers to arguing or denying craftily to evade the truth or responsibility.

尽管证据确凿，他仍在狡辩，试图逃脱责任

Despite the conclusive evidence, he was still quibbling, attempting to shirk responsibility.

Robust; vigorous (as in '壮狡' meaning robust and energetic).

他年纪虽大，身体依然壮狡。

Although he is old, his body remains robust and strong.

Common Words and Phrases with 狡

jiǎo狡biàn辩

to resort to sophistry; to quibble; to make lame excuses

他明知道自己错了，却还在那儿狡辩，试图推卸责任。

He clearly knew he was wrong, but he was still quibbling, trying to shirk responsibility.

jiǎo狡jì计

A cunning trick or scheme; a wile.

他们识破了对手的狡计，最终赢得了比赛。

They saw through their opponent's cunning scheme and ultimately won the game.

jiǎo狡jié捷

Vigorous and nimble; agile.

那只松鼠在树枝间跳跃，动作狡捷，很难捕捉。

The squirrel leaped among the branches with agile movements, making it difficult to catch.

jiǎo狡jué谲

crafty and treacherous; cunning and deceptive

这位商人以其狡谲的策略在谈判中屡次占得上风。

This businessman often gained the upper hand in negotiations with his astute and artful strategies.

jiǎo狡lài赖

to deny cunningly and speciously, often by resorting to sophistry or twisting facts

他明知自己犯了错，却还想狡赖，不肯承认。

He knew he had made a mistake, but he still tried to cunningly deny it and refused to admit it.

jiǎo狡tù兔sān三kū窟

A wily rabbit has three burrows, meaning one should make elaborate precautions for self-protection.

小明在创业时总是留有几条备用方案，真是深谙狡兔三窟之道，所以即使遇到困难也能顺利渡过。

Xiao Ming always keeps several backup plans when starting a business, truly understanding the wisdom of 'a cunning rabbit has three burrows,' so even when encountering difficulties, he can overcome them smoothly.

jiǎo狡xiá黠

Cunning; wily; artful.