Hanja Analyzer
嬌

嬌 — gyo

Meaning and reading as used in Korean (hanja).

Korean reading
아리따울 교
Romanization
gyo
English
seductive and loveable; tender
Mandarin
jiāo
Japanese on'yomi
キョウ
Japanese kun'yomi
なまめか.しい
Japanese usage
Not on either list
Strokes
15
Radical
女 (38, 12 residual)
Phonetic component
喬(교)
Unicode
U+5B0C

Parts that make up 嬌

  • 女 계집 녀 팔을 모으고 꿇어앉은 여자여자와 집안의 관계
  • 喬 높을 교sound 높을 고(高)에서 갈라져 나온 글자‘교’ 계열의 소리

How 嬌 was formed

Traditional analysis treats 嬌 as a phonetic-semantic compound involving 女, 喬.

Korean example words with 嬌

  • 교태嬌態 Korean gloss: 아리따운 자태
  • 교성嬌聲 Korean gloss: 여자의 간드러지는 소리
  • 교언嬌言 Korean gloss: 요염하게 교태를 띤 말
  • 교염하다嬌艶 Korean gloss: 교태가 있고 요염하다
  • 애교스럽다愛嬌 Korean gloss: 남에게 귀엽게 보이는 태도가 있다
  • 애교형愛嬌型 Korean gloss: 애교가 많은 유형
  • 애교점愛嬌點 Korean gloss: 얼굴의 매력을 살려 주는 점. 또는 타고난 것이 아니라 미용을 위하여 얼굴에 붙이거나 그리는 점
  • 소교小嬌 Korean gloss: 어린 딸.
  • 교소嬌笑 Korean gloss: 요염한 웃음.
  • 교영嬌影 Korean gloss: 요염한 모습.
  • 교녀嬌女 Korean gloss: 아리따운 여자.
  • 교아嬌兒 Korean gloss: 귀여운 남자아이.

Definitions from Woorimalsam, National Institute of Korean Language (CC BY-SA 2.0 KR)

Japanese words with 嬌

  • 愛嬌あいきょう charm; attractiveness; amiability
  • 嬌姿きょうし lovely figure
  • 嬌笑きょうしょう charming smile
  • 嬌声きょうせい coquettish voice (of a woman); seductive squeal; alluring cry
  • 嬌名きょうめい reputation for beauty
  • 嬌羞きょうしゅう charming and coy
  • 嬌態きょうたい coquetry
  • 愛嬌者あいきょうもの pleasant person; attractive person; animal liked by all because of its cuteness
  • 無愛嬌ぶあいきょう unamiability; brusque; unfriendly
  • ご愛嬌ごあいきょう entertainment; amusement; fun
  • 愛嬌商売あいきょうしょうばい occupation where charm is necessary to succeed
  • 愛嬌付くあいきょうづく to become lovely; to become charming; to become sweet (facial features, etc.)

Characters sharing the phonetic 喬

Most Han characters pair a meaning part with a sound part. Characters sharing a sound part are usually read alike. Most of this group are read “교” in Korean.

Other hanja read “교”

Other hanja with radical 女

Some glosses are machine-generated. Sources and licences are listed together — sources and licences