靠
to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)
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Dict coverage rank #1,619 U+9760
How 靠 is formed
Phono-semantic compound (形声字)
非 (semantic, “people back-to-back”) + 告 (phonetic, gào)
How to remember it
lean on · Heisig RSH #1270
告 declare + jail cell
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Phonetic series: characters sharing the sound component 告
Siblings built with the same phonetic component 告 (gào) — compare how they read:
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 告 sound component | gào | to tell, to inform, to announce; to accuse |
| 造 | zào | to build, to construct, to invent, to manufacture |
| 浩 | hào | great, grand, vast |
| 酷 | kù | strong, stimulating; ruthless, intense |
| 皓 | hào | bright, luminous; clear; hoary |
| 鹄 | hú | swan |
| 窖 | jiào | cellar, storeroom |
| 锆 | gào | zirconium |
| 梏 | gù | handcuffs, manacles; fetters |
| 牿 | gù | cattle shed |
| 郜 | gào | a feudal state in Shantong; surname |
Words containing 靠
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 靠山吃山，靠水吃水 | kào shān chī shān , kào shuǐ chī shuǐ | lit. the mountain dweller lives off the mountain, the shore dweller lives off the sea (idi… |
| 可靠性 | kě kào xìng | reliability |
| 靠走道 | kào zǒu dào | on the aisle (referring to seats on a plane etc) |
| 无依无靠 | wú yī wú kào | (idiom) having nothing to rely on; on one's own |
| 六亲无靠 | liù qīn wú kào | orphaned of all one's immediate relatives (idiom); no one to rely on; left to one's own de… |
| 在家靠父母，出门靠朋友 | zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū mén kào péng you | one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom… |
| 在家靠父母，出外靠朋友 | zài jiā kào fù mǔ , chū wài kào péng you | one depends on one's parents when at home, and on one's friends when away from home (idiom… |
| 靠不住 | kào bu zhù | unreliable |
| 靠得住 | kào de zhù | reliable; trustworthy |
| 背靠背 | bèi kào bèi | back to back |
| 求亲靠友 | qiú qīn kào yǒu | to rely on the help of relatives and friends |
| 靠山 | kào shān | patron; backer; close to a mountain |
| 靠窗座位 | kào chuāng zuò wèi | window seat |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable |
| 靠北 | kào běi | (Tw) (slang) to rattle on; to carp; stop whining!; shut the hell up!; fuck!; damn! (from T… |
| 信靠 | xìn kào | trust |
| 靠边 | kào biān | to keep to the side; to pull over; move aside! |
| 背靠 | bèi kào | to lean one's back against; (fig.) to be backed by |
| 停靠港 | tíng kào gǎng | port of call |
| 无倚无靠 | wú yǐ wú kào | see 無依無靠|无依无靠[wu2 yi1 wu2 kao4] |