刁
artful; wicked
2 strokes
Dict coverage rank #2,967 U+5201
How to remember it
wily · Heisig RSH #2814
clothes hanger + a drop of
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Characters built with 刁 as their sound component
These characters all use 刁 (diāo) as their phonetic component — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 刁 sound component | diāo | tricky, sly, crafty, cunning |
| 叼 | diāo | to hold in the mouth |
Words containing 刁
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 百般刁难 | bǎi bān diāo nàn | (idiom) to put up innumerable obstacles; to create all kinds of difficulties |
| 石刁柏 | shí diāo bǎi | asparagus |
| 刁民 | diāo mín | (derogatory) unruly people |
| 放刁 | fàng diāo | to act wickedly; to bully; to make life difficult for sb by unreasonable actions |
| 刁难 | diāo nàn | to be hard on sb; to deliberately make things difficult; Taiwan pr. [diao1nan2] |
| 刁斗 | diāo dǒu | soldier's copper saucepan, used for cooking food by day and for sounding the night watches… |
| 刁滑 | diāo huá | artful; crafty |
| 刁妇 | diāo fù | shrew; virago |
| 刁钻 | diāo zuān | crafty; tricky |
| 刁蛮 | diāo mán | crafty and unruly |
| 刁悍 | diāo hàn | cunning and fierce |