# 佼

| 佼 | U+4F7C, &#20348; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-4F7C |
| ← 佻 [U+4F7B] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 佽 → [U+4F7D] |

## Translingual
### Han character

佼 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+6, 8 strokes, cangjie input 人卜金大 (OYCK), four-corner 2024$_8$, composition ⿰亻交)
* beautiful, handsome, good-looking

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 101, character 1
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 570
* Dae Jaweon: page 213, character 9
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 152, character 6
* Unihan data for U+4F7C

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 佼
* Small seal scripts05663Transcribed ancient scriptsL34858L16633L16634
* References:
* Mostly from Richard Sears' Chinese Etymology site (authorisation), which in turn draws data from various collections of ancient forms of Chinese characters, including:
* Shuowen Jiezi (small seal),
* Jinwen Bian (bronze inscriptions),
* Liushutong (Liushutong characters) and
* Yinxu Jiaguwen Bian (oracle bone script).
| | Old Chinese |
| 烄 | *keːws, *kreːwʔ |
| 礮 | *pʰreːws |
| 交 | *kreːw |
| 郊 | *kreːw |
| 茭 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ |
| 蛟 | *kreːw |
| 鮫 | *kreːw |
| 鵁 | *kreːw |
| 咬 | *kreːw, *ŋɡreːwʔ, *qreːw |
| 鉸 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *kreːws |
| 佼 | *kreːw, *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːwʔ |
| 詨 | *kreːw, *qʰreːws, *ɡreːws |
| 絞 | *kreːwʔ |
| 狡 | *kreːwʔ |
| 姣 | *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw |
| 筊 | *kreːwʔ, *ɡreːw |
| 校 | *kreːws, *ɡreːws |
| 珓 | *kreːws |
| 跤 | *kʰreːw |
| 頝 | *kʰreːw |
| 骹 | *kʰraːw |
| 齩 | *ŋɡreːwʔ |
| 洨 | *ɡreːw |
| 胶 | *ɡreːw |
| 效 | *ɡreːws |
| 効 | *ɡreːws |
| 傚 | *ɡreːws |
| 皎 | *keːwʔ |
| 恔 | *keːwʔ |
| 晈 | *keːwʔ |
| 窔 | *qeːws |
| 駮 | *pqreːwɢ |

### Pronunciation 1

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎo (jiao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): gaau$^2$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎo
*** Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎo
*** Wade–Giles: chiao$^3$
*** Yale: jyǎu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
*** Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: gaau$^2$
*** Yale: gáau
*** Cantonese Pinyin: gaau$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: gao$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /kaːu̯³⁵/
* Middle Chinese: haewX, kaewX
Rime :
| Character | 佼 | 佼 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 匣 (33) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Rising (X) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | II | II |
| Fanqie | 下巧切 | 古巧切 |
| Baxter | haewX | kaewX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ɦˠau$^X$/ | /kˠau$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ɦᵚau$^X$/ | /kᵚau$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ɣau$^X$/ | /kau$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ɦaɨw$^X$/ | /kaɨw$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /ɣau$^X$/ | /kau$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /ɣau$^X$/ | /kau$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ɣau$^X$/ | /kau$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | xiào | jiǎo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | haau$^6$ | gaau$^2$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːwʔ/, /*ɡreːwʔ/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 佼 | 佼 |
| Reading # | 2/3 | 3/3 |
| No. | 6310 | 6327 |
| Phonetic component | 交 | 交 |
| Rime group | 宵 | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 絞 | 澩 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːwʔ/ | /*ɡreːwʔ/ |

#### Definitions

佼
* outstanding
    佼佼者 ― jiǎojiǎozhě ― outstanding figure
* handsome; beautiful; good-looking
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) Alternative form of 狡 (jiǎo, “cunning; sturdy”)
* a surname

#### Compounds

* 佼人
* 佼佹
* 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo)
* 佼佼不群
* 佼健
* 佼好 (jiǎohǎo)
* 佼易
* 佼黠
* 庸中佼佼
* 錚錚佼佼 / 铮铮佼佼

#### Related terms

* 姣 (jiāo)

### Pronunciation 2

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiāo (jiao$^1$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠ
* 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/
* Middle Chinese: kaew
Rime :
| Character | 佼 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| Initial (聲) | 見 (28) |
| Final (韻) | 肴 (90) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | II |
| Fanqie | 古肴切 |
| Baxter | kaew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /kˠau/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /kᵚau/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /kau/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /kaɨw/ |
| Li Rong | /kau/ |
| Wang Li | /kau/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /kau/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | jiāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | gaau$^1$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*kreːw/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 佼 |
| Reading # | 1/3 |
| No. | 6304 |
| Phonetic component | 交 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 交 |
| Old Chinese | /*kreːw/ |

#### Definitions

佼
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Compounds

* 佼佼 (jiǎojiǎo)

### Pronunciation 3

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): xiáo (xiao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˊ
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: xiáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: siáo
*** Wade–Giles: hsiao$^2$
*** Yale: syáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shyau
*** Palladius: сяо (sjao)
*** Sinological IPA : /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯³⁵/

#### Definitions

佼
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) 效. (Jiyun)
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) 像. (Jiyun)

## Japanese
### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)
* Kan-on: こう (kō)
* Kun: うつくしい (utsukushii, 佼しい)

## Korean
### Hanja

佼 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo)
* This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.