侥
2 readings · tap one to hear it
by mere luck
- Old HSK
- Level 6
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 人 +6
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 僥
- Common rank
- #4,132
- Unicode
- U+4FA5
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 侥
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 侥幸心理 | trusting to luck; wishful thinking | |
| 侥幸 | luckily; by a fluke | |
| 僬侥 | legendary dwarfs in the west of China; (by extension) barbarians in the southwest of China |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 尧 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尧 sound part | a legendary ancient emperor-sage | |
| 烧 | to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast | |
| 绕 | to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve | |
| 饶 | abundant, bountiful | |
| 翘 | outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise | |
| 晓 | dawn; clear, explicit, known | |
| 挠 | to yield; to scratch, to disturb | |
| 浇 | to spray, to sprinkle, to water | |
| 跷 | to stand on tiptoe; stilts | |
| 桡 | radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood | |
| 蛲 | parasitic worm; human pinworm | |
| 骁 | valiant, brave; skilled; a noble steed | |
| 娆 | graceful, charming, fascinating | |
| 荛 | fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica | |
| 哓 | garrulous; disturbed; restless | |
| 硗 | barren land; sandy soil | |
| 铙 | cymbals, hand-bell; to disturb |