俏

qiào
#2,874 most
frequent character
good-looking, charming

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

俏 pairs 亻 person, the meaning part, with 肖 xiào, the sound part. It first meant 'beautiful and elegant'. From there it grew to 'good-looking, pretty, handsome' and then 'in demand'.

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Homophones

HSK 6
翘qiào
to raise
撬qiào
to pry
壳qiào
(bound form) shell, Taiwan pr. [ke2]

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