xiá

Meaning of

黠 means cunning and clever; crafty; astute; wily. Pronounced xiá.

  • cunning and clever; crafty; astute; wily

Character Info

Radical
Strokes18
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

li
chū
jiǎo
xiá
de
wēi
xiào
 

The fox revealed a cunning smile.

Zhè
zhī
xiá
shǔ
zǒng
néng
duǒ
guò
xiàn
jǐng
 

This cunning rat always manages to avoid the traps.

wéi
rén
huì
xiá
 
shēn
lǐng
dǎo
shǎng
shí
 

He is astute by nature and deeply appreciated by his superiors.

hái
zi
xiá
de
hěn
 
shuí
piàn
liǎo
 

That child is extremely cunning; no one can fool him.