翘 qiào
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 羽 — feather, plume
- Made of
- 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage 羽 feather, plume
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
翘
qiào
to stick up; to tilt upward
Character
Example phrases
- 木板受潮后边缘微微翘了起来，导致柜门无法完全合上。 Mùbǎn shòucháo hòu biānyuán wēiwēi qiào le qǐlái, dǎozhì guìmén wúfǎ wánquán hé shang. After absorbing moisture, the edge of the board curled up slightly, causing the cabinet door not to close completely.
- 老师夸他时，他高兴地翘起了大拇指。 Lǎoshī kuā tā shí, tā gāoxìng de qiào qǐ le dàmǔzhǐ. When the teacher praised him, he happily stuck up his thumb.
- 这张桌子的腿有点翘，放东西不太稳。 Zhè zhāng zhuōzi de tuǐ yǒudiǎn qiào, fàng dōngxi bù tài wěn. One leg of this table is a bit tilted up, so things placed on it are not very stable.
Related words
- 倾倒 qīngdǎo to topple; to pour out; to be captivated by
- 卡 qiǎ to get stuck; to jam; checkpoint
- 撒 sā to scatter; to sprinkle
- 挤压 jǐyā to squeeze; to compress; to put pressure on
- 散落 sànluò to scatter; to fall and be scattered
- 挪 nuó to move; to shift
- 码 mǎ to stack; to pile up
- 靠拢 kàolǒng to move closer; to draw near; to align with
- 蒙 méng to cover; to receive; to be covered with
- 空洞 kōngdòng hollow; empty; vacuous
- 紧凑 jǐncòu compact; tightly arranged
- 空荡荡 kōngdàngdàng empty; deserted; spacious and bare