qiāo

used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]

heart (忄) + resemble (肖) = quiet, hushed

忄 carries the meaning, anchoring this character in the realm of feeling and inner state. 肖 mainly gives the sound qiāo and does not contribute to the meaning of quiet or secretive.

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悄地走进房间,没有吵醒任何人。

tā qiāo qiāo de zǒu jìn fáng jiān, méi yǒu chǎo xǐng rèn hé rén。

she quietly walked into the room, without waking anyone up.

悄把那封信放在桌子上就离开了。

tā qiāo qiāo bǎ nà fēng xìn fàng zài zhuō zi shàng jiù lí kāi le。

he quietly placed that letter on the table and then left.

Words with 悄

静悄悄

jìng qiāo qiāo

extremely quiet

悄咪咪

qiāo mī mī

see 悄悄咪咪[qiao1 qiao1 mi1 mi1]

悄悄

qiāo qiāo

quiet; making little or no noise

悄悄咪咪

qiāo qiāo mī mī

(dialect) quietly; stealthily

悄悄话

qiāo qiao huà

whisperings

悄无声息

qiǎo wú shēng xī

quietly

悄然

qiǎo rán

quietly

悄然无声

qiǎo rán wú shēng

absolutely quiet

悄声

qiǎo shēng

quietly

蹑悄悄

niè qiāo qiāo

softly

More characters with 忄