xiá

common
literary

Meaning of

狎 means to treat with undue familiarity; to be improperly intimate with; to take liberties with. Pronounced xiá.

  • to treat with undue familiarity; to be improperly intimate with; to take liberties with

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

Liǎng
rén
xiá
 
shù
 

The two were improperly intimate, paying no heed to propriety.

xìng
qīng
 
huan
xiá
rén
 

He has a frivolous disposition and enjoys treating others with contemptuous familiarity.

rén
gào
jiè
jūn
xiá
ér
wán
 
miǎn
sàng
zhì
 

The ancients warned that gentlemen should not treat things with familiarity and toy with them, lest they lose their will.