Tiếng Việt · Word Attested

chiêu

[t͡ɕiəw˧˧] 🎙 Say it

In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.

Sense 1

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(noun) move; trick

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

động tác

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Where it’s used: Used Toàn quốc & hải ngoại · Vietnam-wide & diaspora

Sources & notes

Imported from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29); community review pending. source ↗

Sense 2

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(verb) to wash down (with)

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

rửa xuống với

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Sense 3

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

(adjective) left

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

bên trái

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Examples

𳈤朱故㝵多埋招梗吒，埋󰝡梗𭒏，門䏧典昌，門昌典沃，繞𡶀須弥戈林彦劫，泖沚𫲼昆亐真，𱻉庄咍把特恩𭧽盎那。Even if there was a person who carried his father in his left shoulder and his mother on the right, wearing down his skin to the bones and his bones to the marrow, and went around Mount Sumeru for a hundred thousand kalpas until the blood that flowed covered the back of his knee, he would still be u

几昭𡧄庄羅拯𠱤𠸂哭沙渃𪾺。Every one left and right, all sobbed and wept, their tears falling down.

Wiktionary example (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Common questions

What does “chiêu” mean?

(noun) move; trick

Is “chiêu” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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