跷

蹺
qiāo
#3,712 most
frequent character
to raise one's foot, to stand on tiptoe

Character breakdown

Source: Make Me a Hanzi.

跷 qiāo has 𧾷 foot for meaning and 尧 yáo for sound. It first meant lifting the foot. The meaning grew to standing on tiptoe and walking on tiptoe or stilts.

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Same Characters, Different Readings

跷qiāo
to raise one's foot, stilts

Homophones

HSK 4
敲qiāo
extort, knock, to strike
悄qiāo
used in 悄悄[qiao1 qiao1]

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