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靠
kào
1. to lean against or on
2. to stand by the side of
3. to come near to
4. to depend on
5. to trust
6. to fuck (vulgar)
7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
HSK 5 Very Common • Top 1% ✏️ 15 strokes

Character Breakdown (Single character)

靠
kào
nearby; to depend on, to lean on, to trust
HSK 5 15 丶

Compound Words (20)

依靠
yīkào
to rely on sth (for support etc)
HSK 6
信靠
xìnkào
trust
倚靠
yǐkào
to lean on
停靠
tíngkào
to call at
可靠
kěkào
reliable
HSK 5
哇靠
wākào
(lit.) I cry!
凭靠
píngkào
to use
我靠
wǒkào
bosh!
投靠
tóukào
to rely on help from sb
挂靠
guàkào
to be affiliated with
斜靠
xiékào
to recline
牢靠
láokào
firm and solid
紧靠
jǐnkào
to be close to
靠山
kàoshān
patron
靠岸
kàoàn
(of a boat) to reach the shore
靠拢
kàolǒng
to draw close to
HSK 6
靠窗
kàochuāng
by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
靠谱
kàopǔ
reliable
靠近
kàojìn
near
靠边
kàobiān
to keep to the side

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
5
Character Frequency Rank
807
Word Frequency Rank
725 of 84,292

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