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turn upward

HSK 10
qiào
ギョウ
あ.げる、つまだ.てる
교, 요
Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (翹)
feathers+ Yao =
turn upward
Meaning component
feathers
feather, plume
Phonetic component
Yao
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Simplified (翘)
feathers+ legendary =
turn up
Meaning component
feathers
feather, plume
Phonetic component
yáo legendary
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
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Notes
Historical Evolution
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Regular
Modern
Chinese
/ [qiáo]
outstanding; to raise
/ [qiào]
to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
あきら
Akira given name
ぎょう
Gyou given name