跷

蹺

qiāo

verb #29,604

Meanings

1 to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe
2 stilts (跷跷板 = seesaw)

Characters

to raise foot; to tiptoe; stilts

Examples

她跷着脚尖才能够到那个架子。

Tā qiāo zhe jiǎojiān cái néng gòu dào nà gè jiàzi.

She had to stand on her tiptoes to reach that shelf.

孩子们踩着高跷在台上表演。

Háizimen cǎi zhe gāoqiāo zài tái shàng biǎoyǎn.

The children performed on stage walking on stilts.

Tips

usage

跷 alone means to raise or tiptoe. In compounds: 高跷 (gāoqiāo, stilts), 跷跷板 (qiāoqiāobǎn, seesaw), 跷课 (qiāokè, to skip class).

Stroke Order

跷 qiāo