翹 (kiu4 kiu3 | qiao2 qiao4) : raise (head); outstanding; bend upwards

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翹

kiu4 kiu3

qiao2 qiao4

[粵] kiu4 [國] qiao2
[1] [v] raise (one's head, etc)
[2] [adj] outstanding; talented
[3] [v] become warped/twisted

[粵] kiu3 [國] qiao4
[v] bend upwards; curl up; stick up

The kiu4/qiao2 readings are mainly used in literary context whereas kiu3/qiao4 are colloquial.

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Stroke count: 18

Level: 3

Radical: 羽 (#124)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

翹 / 翘

This word has been viewed 4544 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 26th Jan 2010 06:45 and last edited on 29th Apr 2014 01:56

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翹翹板 kiu4 kiu4 baan2 = a seesaw

翹板 kiu4 baan2 = a seesaw

翹楚 kiu4 co2 qiao2 chu3 = an oustanding or prominent person

翹二郎腿 kiu3 ji6 long4 teoi2 qiao4 er4 lang2 tui3 = sit cross-legged

連翹 lin4 kiu4 lian2 qiao2 = forsythia

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Decimal representation of this word: 翹
Unicode code for this character: U+7ff9 (off-site link)

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