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翘
翹
qiào
1. to stick up
2. to rise on one end
3. to tilt
HSK 6 Common • Top 8%

Character Breakdown (Single character)

翘
qiào
outstanding; to elevate, to lift, to raise
HSK 6 12 丶

Compound Words (20)

翘企
qiáoqǐ
to look forward eagerly
翘曲
qiáoqū
to warp
翘望
qiáowàng
to raise one's head and look into the distance
翘材
qiáocái
outstanding talent
翘板
qiàobǎn
a see-saw
翘楚
qiáochǔ
person of outstanding talent
翘班
qiàobān
to skip work
翘盼
qiáopàn
to long for
翘硬
qiàoyìng
hard
翘棱
qiáoleng
to warp
翘课
qiàokè
to skip school
翘起
qiàoqǐ
to stick up
翘足
qiáozú
lit. on tiptoes
翘首
qiáoshǒu
to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)
连翘
liánqiáo
Forsythia
林家翘
LínJiāqiáo
Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician
死翘翘
sǐqiàoqiào
to die
翘嘴鹬
qiáozuǐyù
(Chinese bird species) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
翘尾巴
qiàowěiba
to be cocky
翘拇指
qiáomǔzhǐ
thumbs up

Alternate Entries

翘
qiáo
outstanding / to raise
HSK 6

Metadata

Category
Chinese
HSK Character Level
6
Character Frequency Rank
2,991
Word Frequency Rank
6,434 of 84,292