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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 蹺

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
跷 qiāo - to raise one's foot
- to stand on tiptoe
- stilts

List Ranking for: 跷

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- - 29,604 28,688 19,364

Character Breakdown:

Decomposition:

⿰ 足 尧

Radical:

足

Type:

Pictophonetic

Phonetic:

尧

Semantic:

足

Hint:

Foot

Other Words Containing 跷

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2025) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
蹊跷 - 7 10,634 23,690 30,680
跷跷板 - - 23,644 59,327 41,904
跷 - - 29,604 28,688 19,364
高跷 - - 29,842 52,520 48,292
踩高跷 - - 30,905 - -