Radical
Strokes
15
Residual strokes
12
Mandarin
qiào
Teochew

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Radical
Residual strokes
12 strokes
Strokes
15 strokes
Mandarin
qiào

Definitions by reading

gieu6
Mandarin equivalent qiào
Regional readings
19th-century Fucheng giao6 Chaoyang giao6 Chenghai kiou6 Jieyang giao6 Raoping giao6 Shantou giao6
①qiào
②翘起,举起:~腿。
③用杠棒或尖利的工具借助支点拨动或挑(tiǎo)起东西:把瓶盖~开 | 溜门~锁 | 把这块大石头~下来运走 | ~杠(亦称“撬棍”) | 撬窃(撬门、锁等进行偷窃) | 撬边(把织物毛边折叠起来缝上)。
④剥夺……的工作:他们单位把他~走了。
⑤同”挖“:把他们的财务总监~过来。
⑥用棍等拨、挑东西:把门撬开
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English meaning

lift, raise; pry open