孅
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Meaning: cunning
💡 A 'sly woman' (女) with sharp 'needles' (韱) — think cunning like a needle's point.
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Character Story & Explanation
孅 (xiān) is a rare character meaning 'cunning' or 'sly'. It appears in classical texts like '孅巧' (cunning skill) and is not used in modern daily Chinese. It belongs to the 女 (woman) radical, hinting at its original association with feminine wiles.
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