翘

2 readings · tap one to hear it

to stick up; to rise on one end; to tilt

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Formation & memory

Break the character into parts you already know.

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

羽 meaning “wings” + 尧 sound ( yáo )

Components 尧羽

turn upward · Heisig RSH #1774

javelin thrower + 羽 feathers

Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
林家翘	Lín Jiā qiáo	Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematici…
翘尾巴	qiào wěi ba	to be cocky
翘足而待	qiáo zú ér dài	to expect in a short time (idiom); also pr. [qiao4 zu2 er2 dai4]
翘居群首	qiáo jū qún shǒu	head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom); preeminent; outstanding
翘首以待	qiáo shǒu yǐ dài	to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom); to anxiously await
翘足引领	qiáo zú yǐn lǐng	waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom); to look forward eagerly; to long for; a…
前凸后翘	qián tū hòu qiào	(of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely
翘舌音	qiào shé yīn	retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
翘鼻麻鸭	qiào bí má yā	(bird species of China) common shelduck (Tadorna tadorna)
翘起	qiào qǐ	to stick up; to point sth up
翘板	qiào bǎn	a see-saw
连翘	lián qiáo	Forsythia
翘二郎腿	qiào èr láng tuǐ	to stick one leg over the other (when sitting)
翘足	qiáo zú	lit. on tiptoes; to look forward eagerly; to long for
翘曲	qiáo qū	to warp; to bend; fig. distorted opinion; prejudice
翘嘴鹬	qiáo zuǐ yù	(bird species of China) Terek sandpiper (Xenus cinereus)
翘首	qiáo shǒu	to raise one's head and look
翘班	qiào bān	to skip work; to sneak out of work early
翘望	qiáo wàng	to raise one's head and look into the distance; fig. to forward to; to long for
死翘翘	sǐ qiào qiào	to die; to drop dead

Characters sharing the sound component 尧 — compare how they read.

Character	Pinyin	Meaning
尧 sound part	yáo	a legendary ancient emperor-sage
烧	shāo	to burn, to bake; to heat, to roast
绕	rào	to entwine, to wind around; to orbit, to revolve
饶	ráo	abundant, bountiful
晓	xiǎo	dawn; clear, explicit, known
挠	náo	to yield; to scratch, to disturb
浇	jiāo	to spray, to sprinkle, to water
跷	qiāo	to stand on tiptoe; stilts
侥	jiǎo	to be lucky; by chance, by luck
桡	ráo	radius, forearm; a bent or twisted piece of wood
蛲	náo	parasitic worm; human pinworm
骁	xiāo	valiant, brave; skilled; a noble steed
娆	ráo	graceful, charming, fascinating
荛	ráo	fuel, firewood; grass, shrub; Wikstroemia japonica
哓	xiāo	garrulous; disturbed; restless
硗	qiāo	barren land; sandy soil
铙	náo	cymbals, hand-bell; to disturb