huá
sly
The dog radical points to cunning animal behavior as the source of slyness. 骨 mainly lends the huá sound; the meaning rests entirely with the animal element.
这只狐狸看起来很狡猾。
zhè zhī hú li kàn qǐ lái hěn jiǎo huá。
This fox looks very sly.
他用狡猾的方式骗过了所有人。
tā yòng jiǎo huá de fāng shì piàn guò le suǒ yǒu rén。
He used sly methods to deceive everyone.
奸猾
jiān huá
treacherous
油猾
yóu huá
狡猾
jiǎo huá
crafty; cunning; sly
老奸巨猾
lǎo jiān jù huá
cunning