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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)

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

Metadata

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

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