# 僥

| 僥 | U+50E5, &#20709; CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-50E5 |
| ← 僤 [U+50E4] | CJK Unified Ideographs | 僦 → [U+50E6] |

## Translingual

| Traditional | 僥 |
| Shinjitai (extended) | ⿰亻尭 |
| Simplified | 侥 |

### Han character

僥 (Kangxi radical 9, 人+12, 14 strokes, cangjie input 人土土山 (OGGU), four-corner 2421$_1$, composition ⿰亻堯)

#### References

* Kangxi Dictionary: page 117, character 10
* Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 1113
* Dae Jaweon: page 248, character 16
* Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 1, page 216, character 12
* Unihan data for U+50E5

## Chinese
### Glyph origin

* Historical forms of the character 僥
* Small seal scripts05906Transcribed ancient scriptsL07629L07630
* 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 |
| 撓 | *hŋaːw, *rŋaːw, *rnaːwʔ |
| 鐃 | *rŋaːw |
| 譊 | *rŋaːw |
| 橈 | *rŋaːws, *ŋjew |
| 磽 | *ŋ̊ʰreːw, *ŋreːws, *ŋ̊ʰeːwʔ |
| 墝 | *ŋ̊ʰreːw |
| 穘 | *hŋreːw |
| 顤 | *hŋreːw, *ŋeːws |
| 燒 | *hŋjew, *hŋjaws |
| 饒 | *ŋjew, *ŋjaws |
| 蟯 | *ŋjew, *ʔŋew |
| 蕘 | *ŋjew |
| 襓 | *ŋjew |
| 繞 | *ŋjewʔ, *ŋjaws |
| 遶 | *ŋjewʔ |
| 嬈 | *njewʔ, *neːwʔ, *hŋeːws |
| 趬 | *ŋ̊ʰew, *ŋ̊ʰews |
| 蹺 | *ŋ̊ʰew |
| 翹 | *ɡew, *ɡews |
| 澆 | *ŋkeːw, *ŋeːws |
| 驍 | *ŋkeːw |
| 僥 | *kŋeːwʔ, *ŋeːw |
| 堯 | *ŋeːw |
| 垚 | *ŋeːw |
| 嶢 | *ŋeːw |
| 獟 | *ŋeːws |
| 膮 | *hŋeːw, *hŋeːwʔ |
| 嘵 | *hŋeːw |
| 憢 | *hŋeːw |
| 曉 | *hŋeːwʔ |
| 皢 | *hŋeːwʔ |
Phono-semantic compound (形聲 / 形声, OC *kŋeːwʔ, *ŋeːw): semantic 亻 (“human”) + phonetic 堯 (OC *ŋeːw).

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): jiǎo (jiao$^3$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu$^1$ / giu$^2$ / giu$^1$
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hiau / kiáu / kiau
* Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): $^5$ciau
* 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: hiu$^1$ / giu$^2$ / giu$^1$
*** Yale: hīu / gíu / gīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: hiu$^1$ / giu$^2$ / giu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: hiu$^1$ / giu$^2$ / giu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /hiːu̯⁵⁵/, /kiːu̯³⁵/, /kiːu̯⁵⁵/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hiau
*** Tâi-lô: hiau
*** Phofsit Daibuun: hiaw
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /hiau³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Taipei, Kaohsiung): /hiau⁴⁴/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiáu
*** Tâi-lô: kiáu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiao
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiau⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiau⁵³/
** (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: kiau
*** Tâi-lô: kiau
*** Phofsit Daibuun: kiaw
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /kiau³³/
*** IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /kiau⁴⁴/
* hiau - vernacular;
* kiáu/kiau - literary.
* Old Chinese
    (Baxter–Sagart): /*[k]ˤewʔ/
    (Zhengzhang): /*kŋeːwʔ/
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014) :
| Character | 僥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Modern Beijing (Pinyin) | jiǎo |
| Middle Chinese | ‹ kew$^X$ › |
| Old Chinese | /*[k]ˁewʔ/ |
| English | luck |
| Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p; * Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary. ||
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 僥 |
| Reading # | 1/2 |
| No. | 14687 |
| Phonetic component | 垚 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | |
| Old Chinese | /*kŋeːwʔ/ |
| Notes | 僥倖見莊子 |

#### Definitions

僥
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) to covet; to seek greedily
* (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, by extension) to hope for unexpected success; to seek to avoid danger by chance
* Used in 僥傒／侥傒 and 僥奇／侥奇.
* Used in 僥薄／侥薄.

#### Compounds

* 僥倖 / 侥幸 (jiǎoxìng)
* 僥傒 / 侥傒
* 僥僺 / 侥僺 (jiǎoqiào)
* 僥冀 / 侥冀
* 僥冒 / 侥冒
* 僥利 / 侥利
* 僥取 / 侥取
* 僥奇 / 侥奇
* 僥心 / 侥心 (hiau-sim) (Min Nan)
* 僥忝 / 侥忝
* 僥會 / 侥会
* 僥望 / 侥望
* 僥求 / 侥求
* 僥濫 / 侥滥
* 僥競 / 侥竞
* 僥覦 / 侥觎
* 僥覬 / 侥觊
* 僥躐 / 侥躐
* 僥速 / 侥速

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): yáo (yao$^2$)
    (Zhuyin): ㄧㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): jiu$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: yáo
*** Zhuyin: ㄧㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: yáo
*** Wade–Giles: yao$^2$
*** Yale: yáu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yau
*** Palladius: яо (jao)
*** Sinological IPA : /jɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: jiu$^4$
*** Yale: yìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: jiu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: yiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /jiːu̯²¹/
* Middle Chinese: ngew
Rime :
| Character | 僥 |
| Reading # | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 疑 (31) |
| Final (韻) | 蕭 (93) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open |
| Division (等) | IV |
| Fanqie | 五聊切 |
| Baxter | ngew |
| Reconstructions ||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /ŋeu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /ŋeu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /ŋeu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /ŋɛw/ |
| Li Rong | /ŋeu/ |
| Wang Li | /ŋieu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /ŋieu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | yáo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | jiu$^4$ |
* Old Chinese
    (Zhengzhang): /*ŋeːw/
Zhengzhang system (2003) :
| Character | 僥 |
| Reading # | 2/2 |
| No. | 14691 |
| Phonetic component | 垚 |
| Rime group | 宵 |
| Rime subdivision | 2 |
| Corresponding MC rime | 堯 |
| Old Chinese | /*ŋeːw/ |

#### Definitions

僥
* Only used in 僬僥／僬侥.

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* 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/

#### Definitions

僥
* (historical dictionaries only) fake
    alt. forms: 憢 / 𢙒 (jiāo), 儌 / 侥
    Synonym: 偽 / 伪 (wěi)

### References

* 羅竹風 [Luo, Zhufeng], editor (1986–1994), “僥”, in 漢語大詞典 [Hanyu Da Cidian] (in Chinese), 1st edition, Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House, →ISBN
* Dictionary of Chinese Character Variants (教育部異體字字典), A00237

## Japanese

| Shinjitai (extended) | ⿰亻尭 |
| Kyūjitai | 僥 |

### Kanji

(Hyōgai kanji, kyūjitai kanji, shinjitai form ⿰亻尭)
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#### Readings

* Go-on: きょう (kyō)、ぎょう (gyō)
* Kan-on: きょう (kyō)、ぎょう (gyō)
* Kan’yō-on: ぎょう (gyō)
* Kun: ねがう (negau, 僥う)、もとめる (motomeru, 僥める)

## Korean
### Hanja

僥 (eum 요 (yo))
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## Vietnamese
### Han character

僥: Hán Nôm readings: nhau, nghẹo
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