悄
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qiāo / qiǎo · quiet, silent, still

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Readings & meanings

悄 has 2 dictionary pronunciations. The examples show how each reading behaves in real words.

qiāo

used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]

悄悄qiāo qiāo · quiet
qiǎo

quiet; sad

悄声qiǎo shēng · quietly
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10Total strokes

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Left-rightCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 悄

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Example sentences

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Wǒ qiāo qiāo bǎ xìn gěi le tā.我悄悄把信给了他。

I slipped the letter to him.

Source: Tatoeba #1446860 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Fáng jiān lǐ jìng qiāo qiāo de, tīng bú dào yì sī shēng yīn.房间里静悄悄的,听不到一丝声音。

Not a sound was heard in the room.

Source: Tatoeba #1865790 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qiāo qiāo dì dì gěi wǒ yì zhāng zhǐ tiáo.他悄悄地递给我一张纸条。

He slipped me a note.

Source: Tatoeba #2440659 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā qiāo qiāo dì qù le.她悄悄地去了。

She went secretly.

Source: Tatoeba #9975151 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā gēn nǐ shuō le shén mó qiāo qiāo huà?她跟你說了什麼悄悄話?

What did she whisper to you?

Source: Tatoeba #868485 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Mǎ lí qiāo qiāo dì guān shàng le mén.瑪麗悄悄地關上了門。

Mary closed the door quietly.

Source: Tatoeba #834707 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 悄 in context

  1. Say qiāo / qiǎo, then recall the core meaning: quiet, silent, still.
  2. Write all 10 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 悄悄 (qiāo qiāo), meaning “quiet”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 悄 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.