跂
5 readings · tap one to hear it
sixth (extra) toe; to crawl
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 足 +4
- Structure
- Left–right 左右
- Traditional
- 跂
- Common rank
- #3,109
- Unicode
- U+8DC2
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Formation & memory
Break the character into parts you already know.
Words with 跂
The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 跂望 | variant of 企望[qi3 wang4] | |
| 跂望 | to stand on tiptoe looking forward to sb or sth | |
| 跂想 | to expect anxiously | |
| 跂坐 | to sit with legs dangling | |
| 跂跂 | crawling or creeping (of insects) | |
| 跂訾 | opinionated | |
| 踶跂 | overconfident and conceited mannerisms |
Sound family
Characters sharing the sound component 支 — compare how they read.
| Character | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 支 sound part | to support, to sustain; to withdraw, to pay; a branch (of a bank) | |
| 技 | ability, talent; skill, technique | |
| 鼓 | drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse | |
| 翅 | wings; fins | |
| 枝 | branches, limbs; to branch off | |
| 肢 | limbs | |
| 歧 | to diverge, to fork; a branch; a side road | |
| 吱 | to chirp; to hiss; to squeak | |
| 岐 | to diverge, to branch; the name of a mountain | |
| 豉 | fermented beans | |
| 忮 | stubborn; perverse; aggressive | |
| 庋 | cupboard, pantry | |
| 芰 | water caltrop |