# 嬌

| 嬌 | U+5B0C, &#23308; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-5B0C |
| ← 嬋 [U+5B0B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 嬍 → [U+5B0D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

嬌 (Kangxi radical 38, 女+12, 15 strokes, cangjie input 女竹大月 (VHKB), four-corner 4242$_7$, composition ⿰女喬)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 271, character 31
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 6739
* Dae Jaweon: page 539, character 22
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 2, page 1081, character 6
* Unihan data for U+5B0C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 嬌
* Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)
* Small seal script
| | Old Chinese |
| 驕 | *krew |
| 嬌 | *krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
| 憍 | *krew, *kʰrew |
| 穚 | *krew |
| 鷮 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 蕎 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 喬 | *krew, *ɡrew |
| 簥 | *krew |
| 撟 | *krew, *krewʔ |
| 矯 | *krewʔ |
| 鱎 | *krewʔ |
| 敽 | *krewʔ |
| 蟜 | *krewʔ, *ɡrew |
| 譑 | *krewʔ, *kʰews |
| 蹻 | *krewʔ, *kʰew, *ɡrew, *kewɢ, *ɡewɢ |
| 繑 | *kʰew |
| 鞽 | *kʰrew |
| 趫 | *kʰrew, *ɡrew |
| 嘺 | *ɡew |
| 橋 | *ɡrew |
| 僑 | *ɡrew |
| 鐈 | *ɡrew |
| 毊 | *ɡrew, *qʰrew |
| 轎 | *ɡrew, *ɡrews |
| 嶠 | *ɡrews |
| 獢 | *qʰrew |
| 屩 | *kewɢ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲／形声, OC *krew, *krewʔ, *ɡrew) : semantic 女 (“woman”) + phonetic 喬 (OC *krew, *ɡrew)

### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiāo (jiao$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): giu$^1$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): kiêu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): kiau
    (Teochew, Peng'im): giao$^1$ / giou$^1$
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^1$ciau
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiao
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^1$
*** Yale: jyāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiau
*** Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: giu$^1$
*** Yale: gīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: giu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: giu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /kiːu̯⁵⁵/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: kiêu
*** Hakka Romanization System: gieu$^ˊ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: gieu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA: /ki̯eu̯²⁴/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiau
*** Tâi-lô: kiau
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiaw
*** IPA (Xiamen): /kiau⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiau³³/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /kiau⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Taipei): /kiau⁴⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /kiau⁴⁴/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: giao$^1$ / giou$^1$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: kiau / kiou
*** Sinological IPA : /kiau³³/, /kiou³³/
* giao1 - Shantou;
* giou1 - Chaozhou.
* Middle Chinese: kjew, gjew, kjewX
Rime :
| Character | 嬌 | 嬌 | 嬌 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) | 群 (30) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 宵 (92) | 宵 (92) | 宵 (92) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III | III |
| Fanqie | 舉喬切 | 巨嬌切 | 居夭切 |
| Baxter | kjew | gjew | kjewX |
| Reconstructions ||||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠiᴇu/ | /ɡˠiᴇu/ | /kˠiᴇu$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚiɛu/ | /ɡᵚiɛu/ | /kᵚiɛu$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kiæu/ | /ɡiæu/ | /kiæu$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kiaw/ | /giaw/ | /kiaw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /kjɛu/ | /ɡjɛu/ | /kjɛu$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /kĭɛu/ | /ɡĭɛu/ | /kĭɛu$^X$/ |
| Bernard Karlgren | /ki̯ɛu/ | /gi̯ɛu/ | /ki̯ɛu$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāo | qiáo | jiǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | giu$^1$ | kiu$^4$ | giu$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*krew/, /*krewʔ/, /*ɡrew/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 嬌 | 嬌 | 嬌 |
| Reading # | 1/3 | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 10327 | 10339 | 10359 |
| Phonetic component | 喬 | 喬 | 喬 |
| Rime group | 宵 | 宵 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 驕 | 矯 | 喬 |
| Old Chinese | /*krew/ | /*krewʔ/ | /*ɡrew/ |

### Definitions

嬌
* pampered; spoiled
* seductive and loveable
* tender; delicate
* beautiful woman; beauty; lovely lady
* to dote on; to make a pet of

#### Synonyms

* (delicate): 嬌氣／娇气 (jiāoqì)
* (beautiful woman):
* 佳人 (jiārén)
* 佳麗／佳丽 (jiālì) (literary)
* 出水芙蓉 (chūshuǐfúróng) (figurative)
* 嫭 (hù) (literary)
* 紅顏／红颜 (hóngyán) (literary, figurative)
* 美人 (měirén)
* 美女 (měinǚ)
* 行雨 (xíngyǔ) (literary, figurative)
* 靚女／靓女 (chiefly Cantonese)
* 麗人／丽人 (lìrén) (literary)
* (to dote on):
* 嬌慣／娇惯 (jiāoguàn)
* 嬌縱／娇纵 (jiāozòng)
* 寵愛／宠爱 (chǒng'ài)
* 慣／惯 (guàn)
* 放縱／放纵 (fàngzòng)
* 溺愛／溺爱 (nì'ài)

### Compounds

* 千嬌百媚／千娇百媚
* 千嬌百態／千娇百态
* 多嬌／多娇
* 妖嬌／妖娇 (iau-kiau) (Min Nan)
* 姻嬌／姻娇
* 嬌兒／娇儿 (jiāo'ér)
* 嬌冶／娇冶
* 嬌哥兒／娇哥儿
* 嬌喘／娇喘 (jiāochuǎn)
* 嬌嗔／娇嗔 (jiāochēn)
* 嬌女／娇女 (jiāonǚ)
* 嬌好／娇好 (jiāohǎo)
* 嬌奼／娇姹
* 嬌妻／娇妻 (jiāoqī)
* 嬌妻美妾／娇妻美妾
* 嬌娃／娇娃
* 嬌姿／娇姿
* 嬌娘／娇娘
* 嬌娜／娇娜
* 嬌娥／娇娥 (jiāo'é)
* 嬌婉／娇婉
* 嬌媚／娇媚 (jiāomèi)
* 嬌嫋不勝／娇袅不胜
* 嬌嫩／娇嫩 (jiāonèn)
* 嬌嬈／娇娆 (jiāoráo)
* 嬌嬌啻啻／娇娇啻啻
* 嬌嬌滴滴／娇娇滴滴
* 嬌嬾／娇懒
* 嬌客／娇客 (jiāokè)
* 嬌寒／娇寒
* 嬌寵／娇宠 (jiāochǒng)
* 嬌小／娇小 (jiāoxiǎo)
* 嬌小玲瓏／娇小玲珑
* 嬌弱／娇弱 (jiāoruò)
* 嬌怯／娇怯
* 嬌怯怯／娇怯怯
* 嬌情／娇情
* 嬌惰／娇惰
* 嬌愛／娇爱
* 嬌態／娇态 (jiāotài)
* 嬌慵／娇慵
* 嬌慣／娇惯 (jiāoguàn)
* 嬌憨／娇憨 (jiāohān)
* 嬌柔／娇柔 (jiāoróu)
* 嬌氣／娇气 (jiāoqì)
* 嬌波／娇波
* 嬌滴滴／娇滴滴 (jiāodīdī)
* 嬌甜／娇甜
* 嬌生慣養／娇生惯养 (jiāoshēngguànyǎng)
* 嬌痴／娇痴
* 嬌皮嫩肉／娇皮嫩肉
* 嬌縱／娇纵 (jiāozòng)
* 嬌美／娇美 (jiāoměi)
* 嬌羞／娇羞 (jiāoxiū)
* 嬌翠／娇翠
* 嬌聲細語／娇声细语
* 嬌脆／娇脆
* 嬌花照水／娇花照水
* 嬌若春花／娇若春花
* 嬌裡嬌氣／娇里娇气
* 嬌語／娇语
* 嬌豔／娇艳 (jiāoyàn)
* 嬌貴／娇贵 (jiāoguì)
* 嬌逸／娇逸 (jiāoyì)
* 嬌養／娇养 (jiāoyǎng)
* 嬌黃／娇黄 (jiāohuáng)
* 慣養嬌生／惯养娇生
* 撒嬌／撒娇 (sājiāo)
* 撒嬌撒痴／撒娇撒痴
* 撒嬌賣俏／撒娇卖俏
* 東床嬌婿／东床娇婿
* 東床嬌客／东床娇客
* 柳嚲鶯嬌／柳亸莺娇
* 玉嬌梨／玉娇梨
* 百媚千嬌／百媚千娇
* 皮嬌肉嫩／皮娇肉嫩
* 美嬌娘／美娇娘
* 藏嬌／藏娇
* 軟玉嬌香／软玉娇香
* 金屋藏嬌／金屋藏娇 (jīnwūcángjiāo)
* 阿嬌／阿娇
* 香嬌玉嫩／香娇玉嫩
* 龍袖嬌民／龙袖娇民

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* seductive

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kun: なまめかしい (namamekashii, 嬌かしい)

## Korean
### Hanja

嬌 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo)
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

嬌: Hán Nôm readings: kiều
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