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跷

to raise the foot

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Composition

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Pinyin

qiao1 • qiāo

Meaning

Primary

to raise the foot

Alternatives

raise the foot, to raise the leg, raise the leg, raises its foot, raises his foot, raise foot, raise leg, lift leg, lift foot, lift the foot

Mnemonic

[qi-] Kirby is in [1] front of the [-ao] barn where he is playing Go against a 足 wooden leg. Each time it is his turn, Kirby 跷 raises his foot to drop a piece onto the 尧 Go board. And naturally the sentient 足 wooden leg 跷 raises its foot (which is a wooden stump) to place his pieces on the 尧 Go board. The cows watch on from inside the barn, tensely.

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