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僥

简侥 · 繁僥

Mandarin · pinyin jiǎo#

by mere luck

Mandarin · pinyin yáo#

used in 僬僥 jiāo yáo

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僥: Look up this written character
侥: jiǎo · be lucky; by chance, by luck

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3 · jiao3

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giu1 · giu2 · hiu1 · jiu4

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to covet; to seek greedily
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, by extension) to hope for unexpected success; to seek to avoid danger by chance
used in 僥傒／侥傒 and 僥奇／侥奇
used in 僥薄／侥薄

character · Etymology 2

only used in 僬僥／僬侥

character · Etymology 3

(historical dictionaries only) fake

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