乖

Etymology · 词源

“乖”的早期构形取“分开、背离”的意思，本义是不协调、背离。现代“听话、机灵”的褒义是后来的词义发展。 以上是各字的历史构形说明；“乖”作为现代词语时，应结合完整词义学习，不能把单字意义机械相加。

乖 originally expressed separation or divergence, giving the earlier sense “contrary; out of harmony.” The positive modern sense “well-behaved; clever” developed later. These notes explain the characters’ formation. Learn 乖 as a complete modern word rather than mechanically adding isolated character meanings.

Learning note · 学习提示：形旁通常提示意义范围，声旁通常提示较早的读音；现代普通话读音或字义可能已经发生变化。 Semantic components often suggest a meaning range, while phonetic components often reflect an earlier pronunciation; modern Mandarin sound or meaning may have changed.