tiāo

common
adjective

Meaning of

佻 means frivolous; flippant; lacking seriousness or steadiness. Pronounced tiāo.

  • frivolous; flippant; lacking seriousness or steadiness

Character Info

Radical
Strokes8
Components

Stroke Order

Definitions & Examples

de
zhǐ
yǒu
xiē
qīng
tiāo
 
ràng
rén
gǎn
dào
shū
fu
 

His behavior is somewhat frivolous, making people feel uncomfortable.

Tiāo
zhī
rén
nán
dān
dāng
zhòng
rèn
 

Frivolous people are hard-pressed to take on important responsibilities.

Wén
zhāng
fēng
tiāo
qiǎo
 
quē
shēn
 

The writing style is frivolous and clever, lacking depth.