翘 - qiào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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12 strokes
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翘 (翹)

qiào

Definition

to stick up
to rise on one end
to tilt

Other pronunciations

qiáo

outstanding
to raise

Character Decomposition

Related words (13)

a see-saw

to skip work; to sneak out of work early

翘硬

qiào yìng

hard; erect; to be in erection

翘课

qiào kè

to skip school; to cut class

翘起

qiào qǐ

to stick up; to point sth up

to be cocky

to give a thumbs-up

see-saw; also written 跷跷板

翘舌音

qiào shé yīn

retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)

翘辫子

qiào biàn zi

(coll.) to die; to kick the bucket

翘二郎腿

qiào èr láng tuǐ

to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)

翘鼻麻鸭

qiào bí má yā

(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)

死翘翘

sǐ qiào qiào

to die; to drop dead

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