嫖 (piáo) — to visit prostitutes, to solicit a prostitute

Definition

verb
to visit prostitutesto solicit a prostitute
Easily confused

Examples

  • 嫖。
    Tā yīn wèi piáo bèi jǐng chá zhuā zǒu le.
    He was arrested by the police for soliciting prostitutes.
  • ，嫖。
    Zài yì xiē guó jiā, piáo shì hé fǎ de.
    In some countries, visiting prostitutes is legal.
  • 嫖，。
    Tā zì cóng rǎn shàng piáo de è xí hòu, shēn tǐ yuè lái yuè chà.
    Since he picked up the bad habit of visiting prostitutes, his health has been getting worse.

Origin

Sound + meaning
六书liùshū
形声xíngshēng

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
女女nǚ
Sound part声符shēngfú
票
票piào嫖piáo
Same sound today

嫖 pairs 女, a woman, with 票, which shows the sound.

Appears in
Crime & Police

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