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蹺
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跷
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raise

HSK 10
Human →Body →Limbs
qiāo
キョウ
みがるい
Phonosemantic compound. 足 represents the meaning and 堯 represents the sound.
Components
Traditional (蹺)
足 lower leg+ 堯 Yao =
蹺 raise
足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
堯 Phonetic component
Yao
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Simplified (跷)
足 lower leg+ 尧 legendary =
跷 raise one's foot
足 Meaning component
zú lower leg
foot
尧 Phonetic component
yáo legendary
a legendary ancient emperor-sage
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Notes
Similar Characters
趴 prostrate oneself趵 noise of tramping feet趸 sell or buy wholesale (simp)趺 sit趼 callous skin on趾 toe趿 slipshod跂 crawling跃 skip (simp)跄 walk rapidly (simp)跆 trample跋 go by foot跌 slump跎 stumble跏 sit cross-legged跐 to trample跑 run跖 foot (simp)跗 the instep跚 stagger
Chinese
跷 / 蹺 [qiāo]
to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (8)
蹊跷 [qī​qiāo] #10,634
odd
跷跷板 [qiāo​qiāo​bǎn] #23,644
see-saw
高跷 [gāo​qiāo] #29,842
stilts
踩高跷 [cǎi​gāo​qiāo] #30,905
to walk on stilts
跷家 [qiāo​jiā]
to run away from home
跷班 [qiāo​bān]
see 翹班|翘班[qiào​bān]
跷课 [qiāo​kè]
to skip class
高跷鹬 [gāo​qiào​yù]
(bird species of China) stilt sandpiper (Calidris himantopus)