靠 - kào - Chinese character definition, English meaning and stroke order

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HSK 5 - Hard
15 strokes
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靠

kào

Definition

to lean
to lean against (or on)
to rely (on)
to stand by the side of
to come near to
to depend on
to trust
to fuck (vulgar)

Character Decomposition

Related words (35)

靠北

kào běi

(lit.) to cry over one's dad's death (Minnan: khàu-pē); (slang) (Tw) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!

靠山

kào shān

patron; supporter; close to a mountain

靠岸

kào àn

(of a boat) to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore; landfall

to draw close to

see 靠北

by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)

靠腰

kào yāo

(lit.) to cry from hunger (Minnan: khàu-iau); (slang) (Tw) to whine; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn!

靠譜

kào pǔ

reliable; reasonable; probable

靠邊

kào biān

to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside!

near; to approach

unreliable

reliable; trustworthy

high-back chair

next to the aisle; aisle (seat on aircraft)

靠走道

kào zǒu dào

on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc)

window seat

to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on

trust

to lean on; to rest against; to rely on; support; backing; back of a chair

停靠

tíng kào

to call at; to stop at; berth

憑靠

píng kào

to use; to rely on; by means of

reliable

(lit.) I cry!; Oh, bosh!; Shoot!; (Taiwanese 我哭, POJ pr. [goá khàu])

我靠

wǒ kào

bosh!; crap!; see also 哇靠

投靠

tóu kào

to rely on help from sb

掛靠

guà kào

to be affiliated with; to operate under the wing of; affiliation

to recline

firm and solid; robust; reliable

緊靠

jǐn kào

to be close to; to lean closely against

unreliable

port of call

bus or tram stop; intermediate stop (on route of ship, plane etc); port of call; stop-over

reliability

back to back

reliable; solid and dependable

Idioms (2)

六親無靠

liù qīn wú kào

orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own devices

無依無靠

wú yī wú kào

no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own; orphaned; left to one's own devices

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