蹺 (hiu1 kiu2 | qiao1) : lift up (leg); on tiptoe

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蹺

hiu1 kiu2

qiao1

[粵] hiu1 | [國] qiao1
[1] [v] lift up (leg); hold up (thumb)
[2] [v] stand/walk on tiptoe
[3] [n] stilts
[4] [adj] lame; crippled

[粵] kiu2 - Cantonese only
[1] [adj] coincidental; unintentional
[2] [adj] skillful; clever; ingenious

1. hiu1 has a variant form 蹻.
2. kiu2 has variant forms 巧 and 嘺.
3. [www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk]

Additional PoS:

Stroke count: 19

Level: 3

Radical: (#157)

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

蹺 / 跷

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蹺蹊 kiu1 kei1 qiao1 qi5 = fishy; dubious

湊蹺 cau3 kiu2 = by coincidence; it so happens

蹺妙 kiu2 miu6 = ingenious, marvelous 粵

事有蹺蹊 si6 jau5 kiu1 kei1 shi6 you3 qiao1 qi1 = something fishy going on; something isn't right

事有蹊蹺 si6 jau5 kei1 kiu1 shi4 you3 qi1 qiao1 = variant of 事有蹺蹊

蹊蹺 kei1 kiu1 qi1 qiao1 = variant of 蹺蹊

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粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 蹺
Unicode code for this character: U+8e7a (off-site link)

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