悄悄
qiāoqiāo · HSK 5
quietly
🤫 悄 = heart radical 忄 + 肖 (resemble); doubled 悄悄 = on the quiet
悄 pairs the heart radical 忄 with 肖 (resemble/small), suggesting a hushed inner feeling. Reduplication 悄悄 intensifies it into an adverb meaning stealthily or on the sly, like tiptoeing without a sound.