跷
蹻qiāo
#3,712 most
frequent character
to raise one's foot, stilts
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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