Chinese Character 跷 Meanings and components.

Form

跷

Meaning

跷 meaning[3] in English

To Raise One's Foot.

To Stand On Tiptoe.

Stilts.

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Main Components

By analyzing its shape, the hanzi[2] character 跷 can be seen as a composition of 2 main shapes where their meanings are excessive (足) , and surname Yao (尧)

Its radical[1] is: 足 (zu2) which means: Excessive, .足zu2excessive

In cangjie it is written with RMJPU

How to write 跷

To write跷qiao1to raise … you should write a combination of 足zu2excessive , 尧yao2surname Yao arranged in a 吅 shape:

足 + 尧 = 跷

跷 Stroke Order

The order of the strokes to write 跷 should be followed in this specific way.

Components Tree

The composition tree, or the characters that form each component of 跷, looks as follow:

跷
Pinyin:qiao1 Shape:吅
Meaning[3]: To Raise One'S Foot . To Stand On Tiptoe . Stilts
足
Pinyin:zu2
Meaning[3]: Excessive
口
Pinyin:kou3
Meaning[3]: Mouth . Classifier For Things With Mouths (People, Domestic Animals, Cannons, Wells Etc) . Classifier For Bites Or Mouthfuls
龰
Pinyin:龰5 Shape:一
尧
Pinyin:yao2 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Yao . Yao Or Tang Yao (C. 2200 Bc), One Of Five Legendary Emperors 五帝[Wu3 Di4], Second Son Of Di Ku 帝嚳|帝喾[Di4 Ku4]
丈
Pinyin:zhang4 Shape:一
Meaning[3]: Measure Of Length, Ten Chinese Feet (3.3 M) . To Measure . Husband . Polite Appellation For An Older Male
?
Pinyin:?
兀
Pinyin:wu4 Shape:吕
Meaning[3]: Surname Wu
一
Pinyin:yi1
Meaning[3]: One . 1 . Single . A (Article) . As Soon As . Entire . Whole . All . Throughout . 'One' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 1) . Also Pr. [Yao1] For Greater Clarity When Spelling Out Numbers Digit By Digit
儿
Pinyin:er2
Meaning[3]: Variant Of 人[Ren2] . 'Person' Radical In Chinese Characters (Kangxi Radical 10), Occurring In 兒, 兀, 兄 Etc

Notes

  • [1] A character's radical: 部bùsection 首shǒuheader Radical

  • [2] Hanzi stands for: 汉hànChinese 字zìCharacter

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