跷 qiāo to stand on tiptoe
to stand on tiptoe; stilts
怎么记住“跷”: 𧾷 foot + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage = to stand on tiptoe. The museum statue of a legendary ancient emperor-sage is so tall that the girl, one foot wobbling, has to stand on tiptoe.
部件结构
跷 = 𧾷 foot + 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
- 𧾷 foot
- 尧 a legendary ancient emperor-sage
The museum statue of a legendary ancient emperor-sage is so tall that the girl, one foot wobbling, has to stand on tiptoe.
用法
- To raise/prop up (a limb), and stilts - 跷二郎腿 (qiāo èrlángtuǐ) to sit cross-legged (one leg over the other), 跷起脚 (qiāoqǐ jiǎo) to stand on tiptoe, 高跷 (gāoqiāo) stilts.
- 蹊跷 (qīqiao) means odd/fishy: 事情有点蹊跷 (shìqing yǒudiǎn qīqiao) something seems off about this.