Memory phrase for the character: 翘

翘

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Meaning

to raise tail feather, outstanding, to rise on one end, to tilt

Pronunciation

qiáo, qiào

Explanation

 Left: Emperor Tang Yao 尧 (variation of halberd 戈 and table ), right: wing 羽

Mnemonic
 
With the halberd he cut across the table, but from the wings only raised: the tail feathers.

Radicals

尧 Tang Yaofourth of Five legendary
羽 feather




 Vocabulary

翘盼 qiáo pàn  to long for; eager for
连翘 lián qiáo  Forsythia
翘首 qiáo shǒu  to raise one's head and look around (esp. at the state of the nation)
翘辫子 qiào biàn zi  to die; lit. the executioner raises one's queue; to kick the bucket
翘拇指 qiáo mǔ zhǐ  thumbs up
翘拇指 qiáo mǔ zhǐ  

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