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tiǎo

Meanings

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tiǎo
  1. 1.quiet and secluded
  2. 2.gentle, graceful, and elegant

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.used in 窈窕 (yǎotiǎo)
  2. 2.to bore, to perforate
  3. 3.gap; unfilled space
  4. 4.unfilled
  5. 5.false; superficial
  6. 6.small

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Etymology

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *l'eːwʔ): semantic 穴 (“cave”) + phonetic 兆 (OC *l'ewʔ). Possibly cognate to 竅 (OC *kʰleːwɢs) (Schuessler, 2007)

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