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翘

Traditional: 翹

qiáo

HSK 3.0 · 7–9HSK 2.0 · 6

qiáo · kiu4 (Jyutping)

  1. outstanding
  2. to raise

qiào · kiu4 (Jyutping)

  1. to stick up
  2. to rise on one end
  3. to tilt

Definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · snapshot 2026-10-09. Display: consolidated readings, linked characters and marked pinyin. Original data

Character breakdown

翘

Meaning
turn up, lift, elevate, raise
Radical
羽
Strokes
12
Components
⿺尧羽
Cangjie
JUSMM
Four-corner
5721

Unihan 17.0.0 · Unicode License V3. Make Me a Hanzi · LGPL 3+. Interactive stroke order is available in the study tools.

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