Memory phrase for the character: 翘
翘
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
Mnemonic
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With the halberd across the table, but from the wings only raised: the tail feathers. Radicals
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Vocabulary
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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
), right: wing 羽
