Phonosemantic compound. 羽 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (翹)
Simplified (翘)
Notes
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Historical Evolution
翘
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
翘
Regular
Modern
Chinese
翘 / 翹 [qiáo]
outstanding; to raise
翘 / 翹 [qiào]
to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt
Example Sentences
Japanese Names
翹 あきら
Akira given name
翹 ぎょう
Gyou given name
CHINESE WORDS (30)
翘首 [qiáoshǒu] #31,128
to raise one's head and look
连翘 [liánqiáo] #43,655
Forsythia
翘首以待 [qiáoshǒuyǐdài] #42,023
to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom)
翘翘板 [qiàoqiàobǎn] #56,639
see-saw
翘尾巴 [qiàowěiba] #57,874
to be cocky
翘辫子 [qiàobiànzi] #58,554
(coll.) to die
翘板 [qiàobǎn] #62,885
a see-saw
翘舌音 [qiàoshéyīn] #63,998
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
翘盼 [qiáopàn] #64,071
to long for
翘望 [qiáowàng] #65,369
to raise one's head and look into the distance
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JAPANESE WORDS (5)