Chinese Word: 跷 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

跷 (Trad.: 蹺, 蹻)

Pinyin: qiāo

English Definition: variant of 跷 ; to raise one's foot; stilts; to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts

Chinese Definition:
①脚向上抬：跷脚。跷腿。
②(跷蹊)奇怪，违反常理让人怀疑。亦称“蹊跷”。
③竖起大拇指：跷着大拇指。

Total strokes: 13; Radical: 足

Pictophonetic:尧 indicates the sound; 足 (foot) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿰ Left to right
- 足 [ zú ] foot; to attain, to satisfy; enough
- 尧 [ yáo ] a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Similar Characters: 铙

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蹊跷	qī qiāo	odd; queer; strange; fishy; Taiwan pr. [xi1 qiao1]
高跷	gāo qiāo	stilts; walking on stilts as component of folk dance
踩高跷	cǎi gāo qiāo	to walk on stilts
跷跷板	qiāo qiāo bǎn	see-saw
蹊跷古怪	qī qiāo gǔ guài	very extraordinary; odd; strange (idiom)

1		tā 他 qiāo 跷 qǐ jiǎo 起脚 wǎng 往 rén qún 人群 lǐ 里 kàn 看。 He stood on tiptoe to scan the crowd.
2		tā 他 qiāo 跷 qǐ 起 dà mǔ zhǐ 大姆指 shuō 说 “ hǎo 好， hǎo 好！ ” He made a thumbs-up sign and said, "Good, good!"
3		tā 她 qiāo 跷 zhe jiǎo 着脚 zǒu dào 走到 hái zi 孩子 de 的 chuáng biān 床边。 She tiptoed to the bedside of the child.
4		zuò 坐 zhí 直、 bú yào 不要 qiāo 跷 èr láng tuǐ 二郎腿 huò 或 bào 抱 bì 臂。 Sit up straight and don't cross your legs or arms.
5		suǒ yǒu 所有 zhè xiē 这些 fù miàn 负面 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法 zhǐ shì 只是 qiāo 跷 kè 课。 Just hang out all those Negative Thoughts.

1		tā 他 qiāo 跷 qǐ jiǎo 起脚 wǎng 往 rén qún 人群 lǐ 里 kàn 看。 He stood on tiptoe to scan the crowd.
2		tā 他 qiāo 跷 qǐ 起 dà mǔ zhǐ 大姆指 shuō 说 “ hǎo 好， hǎo 好！ ” He made a thumbs-up sign and said, "Good, good!"
3		tā 她 qiāo 跷 zhe jiǎo 着脚 zǒu dào 走到 hái zi 孩子 de 的 chuáng biān 床边。 She tiptoed to the bedside of the child.
4		zuò 坐 zhí 直、 bú yào 不要 qiāo 跷 èr láng tuǐ 二郎腿 huò 或 bào 抱 bì 臂。 Sit up straight and don't cross your legs or arms.
5		suǒ yǒu 所有 zhè xiē 这些 fù miàn 负面 de 的 xiǎng fǎ 想法 zhǐ shì 只是 qiāo 跷 kè 课。 Just hang out all those Negative Thoughts.