跷

qiāo

q+iāo·1st tone

to raise one's foot · to stand on tiptoe

Radical: 足 Strokes: 13

Structure: Left narrow, right wideFrequency: Less common

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙

Same radical

路足跳踏跑蹇躁跨跃踪蹈蹙距蹄踵

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Character Decomposition

跷=足+尧

Etymology

foot

Meanings

to raise one's foot

to stand on tiptoe

stilts

qiāo

to raise one's foot

stilts

qiāo

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Words with 跷 39 total

odd; queer; strange; fishy蹊跷qī qiāo (old) massage按跷àn qiāo to run away from home跷家qiāo jiā to skip class跷课qiāo kè stilts · walking on stilts as component of folk dance高跷gāo qiāo