蹺 meaning and stroke order

qiāo

To stand on tiptoe; stilts

Strokes19
Pinyinqiāo
ToneTone 1

How to write 蹺, stroke by stroke

19 strokes in order. Each box adds the next stroke in red. Write top to bottom and left to right, and finish enclosing strokes last.

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Meaning of 蹺

Definitions from CC-CEDICT, grouped by pronunciation.

qiāofirst tone (high and level)
  1. to raise one's foot
  2. to stand on tiptoe
  3. stilts

How 蹺 is built

Phono-semantic (sound + meaning) character. Foot.

足 gives the meaning and 堯 hints at the sound.

Radical: 足 (foot), shared by 119 characters on this site.

Common words with 蹺

Ordered by HSK level, then by how often they appear in everyday Chinese.

WordPinyinMeaningLevel
蹊蹺qīqiāoodd; queer; strange; fishy

Questions about 蹺

How many strokes are in 蹺?

蹺 is written with 19 strokes. The diagrams on this page number every stroke in the order it is written, with the new stroke shown in red.

What does 蹺 mean?

蹺 (qiāo) means to stand on tiptoe; stilts. A common word with it is 蹊跷 (qīqiāo), meaning "odd; queer; strange; fishy".

How do you pronounce 蹺?

蹺 is pronounced qiāo, in the first tone (high and level).

What is the radical of 蹺?

The radical of 蹺 is 足, which carries the idea of "foot". Dictionaries list 蹺 under this radical.

What is the simplified form of 蹺?

蹺 is a traditional character. Its simplified form is 跷, used in mainland China and Singapore.