Memory phrase for the character: 靠

靠

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Meaning

to lean against or on, to stand by the side of, to depend on

Pronunciation

 kào

Explanation

 Top: announce 告 (cow 牛 opens mouth 口 to announce sth.), bottom: deny 非 (wings 羽 in contrary)

Mnemonic
 
The cow announces that it wants to lean on the wings.

Radicals

告 announce, to tellannounce, to tell, to inform, to say
非 wrong
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 Vocabulary

可靠 kě kào  reliable
靠近 kào jìn  near; to approach
依靠 yī kào  to rely on sth (for support etc); to depend on
靠拢 kào lǒng  to draw close to
倚靠 yǐ kào  to lean on; to rest against; to rely on; support; backing; back of a chair
倚靠 yǐ kào  
倚靠 yǐ kào  

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