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Character « 刁 »

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Character
刁
(2 stroke)
Radical
刀

(+1 stroke)
Pinyin
diāo

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刁 (刁) diāo

General meaning
Definitions
Words
Vocabulary

◎ 狡猾，无赖：～棍。～滑。
◎ 〔～斗（dǒu）〕古代军中用具，白天用来烧饭，夜间击以巡更。

Noun

古代行军用具。一种有柄的小斗,白天可供一人烧饭,夜间敲击以巡更 [pan]。如:刁斗营(古代军中营房)
〈方〉∶稻、麦、谷、高粱等抽的穗 [ear]

Adjective

狡猾,奸诈 [tricky;sly]。如:刁民(奸诈邪恶之民);刁劣(狡诈恶劣);刁逆(狡诈不顺从);刁泼(奸刁泼辣);刁风(奸恶的风气);刁钻促狭(狡猾奸诈,好捉弄人)
乖巧,机灵 [artful]

这话实在刁的,说到我心里了。——《再生缘》
有无赖特征 [knavish]。如:刁婆,刁妇(泼妇,恶妇)
说话刻薄 [unkind]。如:刁嘴(油嘴滑舌);刁声浪气(形容说话装腔作势,语调轻浮)
口吃结巴 [stammering]。如:刁骚(形容说话断断续续;头发少而乱)
挑食 [having partiality for a particular kind of food]。如:光吃好的,把嘴吃刁了

Verb

勾引 [tempt]。如:刁奸(用诈术奸淫他人)
拐;骗 [inveigle]。如:刁带(拐骗带走);刁拐(拐骗)
刁难,故意使人为难 [create difficulties]。如:刁蹬(刁难。故意为难,捉弄);不刁卡用户
〈方〉∶强取别人的东西 [wring]。如:不许刁人家一草一木

刁蹬 diāo dèng
[obstruct] 刁难

他若是将咱刁蹬,休道我不敢掀腾。——无名氏《陈州粜米》
刁斗 diāo dǒu
[pan] 古代军中白天来烧饭,晚上用来敲击巡更的用具(铜制)
刁悍 diāo hàn
[cunning and fierce] 刁滑凶悍
刁横 ( 刁橫 ) diāo hèng
[arbitrary;atrociou] 蛮横
刁猾 diāo huá
[cunning;crafty] 狡猾;耍狡猾
刁赖 ( 刁賴 ) diāo lài
[tricky and unreasonable] 为人狡猾、赖皮
刁难 ( 刁難 ) diāo nàn
[create difficulties;make things difficult;deliberate harassment;obstruct] 故意把事情弄复杂入意出难题使人为难
刁泼 ( 刁潑 ) diāo pō
[cunning and arbitrary] 狡猾不听话

这百姓每刁泼,拿那金锤来打他娘。——《陈州粜米》
刁顽 ( 刁頑 ) diāo wán
[cunning and stubborn] 态度刁钻顽劣
刁钻 ( 刁鑽 ) diāo zuān
1. [tricky]∶乖巧,使人难以应付
  
  发球刁钻
2. [sly;cunning;artfu]∶狡诈,狡猾
  
  刁钻古怪
刁风弄月 ( 刁風弄月 ) diāo fēng -nòng yuè
[metaphor of the carrying on a clandestine love affair] 偷情的隐语
刁钻古怪 ( 刁鑽古怪 ) diāo zuān -gǔ guài
[tricky and odd;be sly and capricious;be cunning and peculiar] 狡猾怪癖的性格或做事方式离奇,不同一般

是个头等刁钻古怪东西。——《红楼梦》