03735 Chinese character of 刁 and pronounce diu1

The Chinese character【刁】that we will explain today is a character or skill-related character. It is mainly used for the following meanings:

Cunning or clever.

The pronunciation of this specific Chinese character is given below.

Mandarin Pinyin of 【刁】:diāo

Cantonese Jyutping of 【刁】:diu1

Below is an introduction to the basics of the Chinese character 【刁】︰

Here are some situations where you can use【刁】, for example:Describe personality or skills , It means mainly tricky or clever. .As Chinese characters have broad and intricate meanings, certain details might be too specific to be entirely explained in this overview.

【刁】functions as a standalone word but can pair with others to form more descriptive expressions, like【刁鑽、刁難】(Mandarin Pinyin:diāo zuàn 、diāo nán/ Cantonese Jyutping:diu1 zyun3 、diu1 naan4)

The stroke count for this character is 2 ,It is a Chinese character that must be learned by those aiming to reach a near-native level of proficiency in Chinese,The following sentence showcases how this character is used.:


他刁鑽的問題讓大家感到困惑。

His tricky questions left everyone confused.


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