qiāo

raise one's foot

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and represents the sound. Simplified form of .

Components
足 meaning component

  Meaning component

  

foot

尧 sound component

  Sound component

yáo

  

a legendary ancient emperor-sage

Evolution

跷 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
跷 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

qiāo

raise one's foot; to raise one's foot; to stand on tiptoe; stilts

() 

qiāo

variant of |[qiāo]

Most common words with 跷
Freq.
Word
Meaning

蹊跷

odd

stilts

跷跷板

see-saw

高跷

stilts

踩高跷

to walk on stilts