嫖
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to visit a prostitute
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Dict coverage rank #3,272 U+5AD6
How 嫖 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
女 (semantic, “woman”) + 票 (phonetic, piào)
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 票
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 票 (piào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 票 sound component | piào | bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper |
| 标 | biāo | mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize |
| 飘 | piāo | to drift, to float, to flutter |
| 漂 | piāo | to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach |
| 瓢 | piáo | a ladle made from a dried gourd |
| 膘 | biāo | sfat; rump |
| 镖 | biāo | spear, harpoon, dart; to escort |
| 嘌 | piào | fast, speedy |
| 缥 | piǎo | dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil |
| 剽 | piāo | to rob, to plunder, to slice off; nimble, quick |
| 螵 | piāo | chrysalis |
| 鳔 | biào | swim bladder |
| 摽 | biāo | to sign, to signal; to throw |
| 瘭 | biāo | whitlow |
| 瞟 | piǎo | to squint, to glare, to look askance |
| 骠 | piào | charger, steed; swift, valiant |
Words containing 嫖
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 白嫖 | bái piáo | to visit a prostitute without paying; (slang) to consume a service without paying |
| 吃喝嫖赌 | chī hē piáo dǔ | (lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom); (fig.) to lead a life of dissip… |
| 嫖客 | piáo kè | patron of a brothel |
| 嫖资 | piáo zī | prostitute's fee for service |
| 招嫖 | zhāo piáo | (of a sex worker) to solicit customers |
| 嫖宿 | piáo sù | to spend the night at a brothel |
| 抓嫖 | zhuā piáo | (of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients |
| 嫖妓 | piáo jì | to visit a prostitute |
| 嫖娼 | piáo chāng | to visit prostitutes; to go whoring |