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Kanji Detail for 嫖 - "light, patronize"

  • Meaning

    嫖 means "light, patronize."

    1. Light - Nimble; agile.

    2. Patronize - To buy the services of a prostitute; to philander.

  • Dictionary Citations

    The meaning above is based on the following sources:

    KANJIDIC2 A comprehensive Japanese-English kanji dictionary

    wanton; hedonistic

    Unihan Unicode Han Database for CJK characters

    patronize prostitutes, frequent

    CC-CEDICT A Chinese-English dictionary

    to visit a prostitute

    Make Me a Hanzi Open-source Chinese character data

    to patronize a prostitute; to frequent

    XSZD Xuéshēng Zìdiǎn (學生字典) - Student's Dictionary

    Meaning nimble. 票姚 is also written as 嫖姚. Now borrowed for the character meaning visiting prostitutes. Read like 瓢.
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