翘
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to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt
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How 翘 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
羽 (semantic, “wings”) + 尧 (phonetic, yáo)
How to remember it
turn upward · Heisig RSH #1774
javelin thrower + 羽 feathers
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 尧
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 尧 (yáo) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 尧 sound component | yáo | a legendary ancient emperor-sage |
| 烧 | shāo | to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast |
| 绕 | rào | to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve |
| 饶 | ráo | abundant, bountiful |
| 晓 | xiǎo | dawn; clear, explicit, known |
| 挠 | náo | to yield; to scratch, to disturb |
| 浇 | jiāo | to spray, to sprinkle, to water |
| 跷 | qiāo | to stand on tiptoe; stilts |
| 侥 | jiǎo | to be lucky; by chance, by luck |
| 桡 | ráo | radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood |
| 蛲 | náo | parasitic worm; human pinworm |
| 骁 | xiāo | valiant, brave; skilled; a noble steed |
| 娆 | ráo | graceful, charming, fascinating |
| 荛 | ráo | fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica |
| 哓 | xiāo | garrulous; disturbed; restless |
| 硗 | qiāo | barren land; sandy soil |
| 铙 | náo | cymbals, hand-bell; to disturb |
Words containing 翘
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 林家翘 | Lín Jiā qiáo | Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematici… |
| 翘尾巴 | qiào wěi ba | to be cocky |
| 翘足而待 | qiáo zú ér dài | to expect in a short time (idiom); also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4] |
| 翘居群首 | qiáo jū qún shǒu | head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent; outstanding |
| 翘首以待 | qiáo shǒu yǐ dài | to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom); to anxiously await |
| 翘足引领 | qiáo zú yǐn lǐng | waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom); to look forward eagerly; to long for; a… |
| 前凸后翘 | qián tū hòu qiào | (of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely |
| 翘舌音 | qiào shé yīn | retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r) |
| 翘鼻麻鸭 | qiào bí má yā | (bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna) |
| 翘起 | qiào qǐ | to stick up; to point sth up |
| 翘板 | qiào bǎn | a see-saw |
| 连翘 | lián qiáo | Forsythia |
| 翘二郎腿 | qiào èr láng tuǐ | to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) |
| 翘足 | qiáo zú | lit. on tiptoes; to look forward eagerly; to long for |
| 翘曲 | qiáo qū | to warp; to bend; fig. distorted opinion; prejudice |
| 翘嘴鹬 | qiáo zuǐ yù | (bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus) |
| 翘首 | qiáo shǒu | to raise one's head and look |
| 翘班 | qiào bān | to skip work; to sneak out of work early |
| 翘望 | qiáo wàng | to raise one's head and look into the distance; fig. to forward to; to long for |
| 死翘翘 | sǐ qiào qiào | to die; to drop dead |