翘 (qiáo): outstanding, to raise, to stick up
翘 (qiáo) is a Chinese character meaning “outstanding.” Classified as HSK Level 7-9 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), it is composed of 尧 (phonetic) and 羽 (semantic). It ranks #2741 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically derived, 翘 wings. Its radical form 羽 (feather) appears in many related characters such as 翻 (fān, to turn over), 羽 (yǔ, feather), 耀 (yào, brilliant).
Definitions
- outstanding
- to raise
- to stick up
Etymology & Origin
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 翘首 | qiáo shǒu | to raise one's head and look |
| 翘首以待 | qiáo shǒu yǐ dài | to hold one's breath (in anticipation) (idiom) |
| 连翘 | lián qiáo | Forsythia |
| 翘板 | qiào bǎn | a see-saw |
| 翘尾巴 | qiào wěi ba | to be cocky |
| 翘足而待 | qiáo zú ér dài | to expect in a short time (idiom) |
| 翘足引领 | qiáo zú yǐn lǐng | waiting on tiptoes and craning one's neck (idiom) |
| 林家翘 | lín jiā qiáo | Lin Chia-Chiao (1916-2013), Chinese-American physicist, astronomer and applied mathematician |
| 翘居群首 | qiáo jū qún shǒu | head and shoulders above the crowd (idiom) |
| 翘起 | qiào qǐ | to stick up |
| 前凸后翘 | qián tū hòu qiào | (of a woman) to have nice curves |
| 翘二郎腿 | qiào èr láng tuǐ | to stick one leg over the other (when sitting) |
| 翘望 | qiáo wàng | to raise one's head and look into the distance |
| 翘足 | qiáo zú | lit. on tiptoes |
| 翘舌音 | qiào shé yīn | retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r) |
翘 appears in 31 compound words: 87 as the first character, 10 as the last, and 3 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 翘 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (2)
Example Sentences
翘字的写法很特别，让我印象深刻。
qiáo zì de xiě fǎ hěn tè bié , ràng wǒ yìn xiàng shēn kè .
The way the character "翘" is written is quite unique and has left a deep impression on me.
自家人翘班开车闯平交道 台铁公司惩处出炉
zì jiā rén qiáo bān kāi chē chuǎng píng jiāo dào tái tiě gōng sī chéng chǔ chū lú
Family Member Skips Work to Drive Through Railroad Crossing; Taiwan Railways Administration Announces Disciplinary Action
桃机直击/TWICE抵台!娜琏嘟翘唇太萌了 Sana女神甜笑要融化
táo jī zhí jī T W I C E dǐ tái ! 娜 琏 嘟 qiáo chún tài méng le S a n a nǚ shén tián xiào yāo róng huà
Taoyuan Airport Exclusive: TWICE Arrives in Taiwan! Nayeon's pout is so cute, and Sana's sweet smile is enough to melt your heart
张若昀揭年少叛逆史:翘家15天 带领“放牛班鲁蛇”逆袭
zhāng ruò 昀 jiē nián shǎo pàn nì shǐ : qiáo jiā 1 5 tiān dài lǐng fàng niú bān lǔ shé nì xí
Zhang Ruoyun revealed the history of youth rebellion: Qiaojia for 15 days led the counterattack of the "Cattle Herding Banlu Snake"
... 约130场会议讲座料吸引逾3000业界翘楚
. . . yuē 1 3 0 chǎng huì yì jiǎng zuò liào xī yǐn yú 3 0 0 0 yè jiè qiáo chǔ
... About 130 conferences and lectures are expected to attract more than 3,000 industry leaders
他翘着二郎腿坐在那里。
Tā qiáo zhe èrlángtuǐ zuò zài nàli.
He sat there with his legs crossed.
玛丽翘着二郎腿坐在沙发上。
Mǎlì qiáo zhe èrlángtuǐ zuò zài shāfā shàng.
Mary sat cross-legged on the couch.
教授骂了约翰一顿因为他翘了几堂课。
Jiàoshòu mà le Yuēhàn yī dùn yīnwèi tā qiáo le jǐ táng kè.
The professor scolded John for skipping class.
Character Family
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