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翹

简翘 · 繁翹

Mandarin · pinyin qiáo#

outstanding
to raise

Mandarin · pinyin qiào#

to stick up
to rise on one end
to tilt

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翹: Look up this written character
翘: qiào · turn up, lift, elevate, raise

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

giu6 · hiu3 · kiu3 · kiu4

Cantonese word readings for 翹. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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character · Etymology 1

(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) long tail feathers of a bird; rectrix
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) bird's tail
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) animal's tail
to lift; to raise
to expose; to reveal; to uncover; to arouse
(colloquial, of wooden plank, paper, etc.) to become twisted; to be warped from water damage
outstanding; extraordinary
high; dangerous
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) lush; luxuriant
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese, historical) a kind of hair jewelry worn by ancient women, shaped like a bird's tail
(obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 篪 (chí, “ancient musical instrument”)

character · Etymology 2

(colloquial) to stick up (one end of an object, such as a tail); to curl up; to turn upwards
(colloquial) to leave in stealth; to play truant; to wag (from school)

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