huá

sly

dog (犭) + bone (骨) = sly like a dog who knows how to get the bone

The dog radical points to cunning animal behavior as the source of slyness. 骨 mainly lends the huá sound; the meaning rests entirely with the animal element.

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DogSemantic
BonePhonetic

这只狐狸看起来很狡

zhè zhī hú li kàn qǐ lái hěn jiǎo huá。

This fox looks very sly.

他用狡的方式骗过了所有人。

tā yòng jiǎo huá de fāng shì piàn guò le suǒ yǒu rén。

He used sly methods to deceive everyone.

Words with 猾

奸猾

jiān huá

treacherous

油猾

yóu huá

sly

狡猾

jiǎo huá

crafty; cunning; sly

老奸巨猾

lǎo jiān jù huá

cunning

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