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嫖

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to visit a prostitute

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Strokes
14
Radical
女 +11
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
嫖
Common rank
#3,272
Unicode
U+5AD6

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Formation & memory

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How 嫖 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

女 meaning “woman” + 票 sound ( piào )

Components 女 票

Words with 嫖

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
白嫖 bái piáo to visit a prostitute without paying; (slang) to consume a service without paying
吃喝嫖赌 chī hē piáo dǔ (lit.) to go dining, wining, whoring and gambling (idiom); (fig.) to lead a life of dissip…
嫖客 piáo kè patron of a brothel
嫖资 piáo zī prostitute's fee for service
招嫖 zhāo piáo (of a sex worker) to solicit customers
嫖宿 piáo sù to spend the night at a brothel
抓嫖 zhuā piáo (of the police) to hunt prostitutes and their clients
嫖妓 piáo jì to visit a prostitute
嫖娼 piáo chāng to visit prostitutes; to go whoring

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 票 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
票 sound part piào bank note; ticket; vote; a slip of paper
标 biāo mark, sign, symbol; bid, prize
飘 piāo to drift, to float, to flutter
漂 piāo to drift, to float; to be tossed about; bleach
瓢 piáo a ladle made from a dried gourd
膘 biāo sfat; rump
镖 biāo spear, harpoon, dart; to escort
嘌 piào fast, speedy
缥 piǎo dim, misty, indistinct; a silk veil
剽 piāo to rob, to plunder, to slice off; nimble, quick
螵 piāo chrysalis
鳔 biào swim bladder
摽 biāo to sign, to signal; to throw
瘭 biāo whitlow
瞟 piǎo to squint, to glare, to look askance
骠 piào charger, steed; swift, valiant