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翘 qiào outstanding

outstanding; to stick up; to tilt

How to remember 翘: 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage + 羽 feather = outstanding. In the school play, Leo plays a legendary ancient emperor-sage with a huge golden feather on his crown, and everyone agrees he is outstanding.

  • HSK 9
  • 12 strokes
  • Radical 羽

Component breakdown

翘 = 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage + 羽 feather

  • 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
  • 羽 feather
The Gushi story

In the school play, Leo plays a legendary ancient emperor-sage with a huge golden feather on his crown, and everyone agrees he is outstanding.

How it is used

  • Core sense: to stick up / tilt up at one end - 翘起尾巴 (qiào qǐ wěiba) to cock its tail, 翘二郎腿 (qiào èrlángtuǐ) to cross one's legs, 翘首以待 (qiáoshǒu yǐ dài) to crane the neck waiting eagerly.
  • Colloquial 翘课 (qiào kè) = to skip class. Has a second reading qiáo in the literary 翘楚 (qiáochǔ) an outstanding figure - that's where the "outstanding" gloss comes from.