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刁
Diāo
1. surname Diao
Common • Top 20% ✏️ 2 strokes Noun

Character Breakdown (Single character)

刁
diāo
tricky, sly, crafty, cunning
2 丶

Compound Words (10)

刁妇
diāofù
shrew
刁滑
diāohuá
artful
刁蛮
diāomán
crafty and unruly
刁钻
diāozuān
crafty
刁难
diāonàn
to be hard on sb
放刁
fàngdiāo
to act wickedly
刁藩都
Diāofāndōu
Diophantus of Alexandria (3rd century AD), Greek mathematician
石刁柏
shídiāobǎi
asparagus
百般刁难
bǎibāndiāonán
to put up innumerable obstacles
刁藩都方程
Diāofāndōufāngchéng
Diophantine equation

Alternate Entries

刁
diāo
artful / wicked

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Chinese
Character Frequency Rank
3,634
Word Frequency Rank
17,001 of 84,292

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