懂中文 Dong Chinese

侥

jiǎo

be lucky

Phonosemantic compound. 亻 represents the meaning and 尧 represents the sound. Simplified form of 僥.

Components
亻 meaning component

亻  Meaning component

rén

  

person

亻 is a component form of 人.

尧 sound component

尧  Sound component

yáo

  

a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

侥 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
侥 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
侥 Clerical script Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)

Clerical script

Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
侥 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
侥 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

侥 (僥) 

jiǎo

be lucky; by chance, by luck; by mere luck

Most common words with 侥
Freq.
Word
Meaning

侥幸

luckily

侥

by mere luck