靠
HSK 2
靠 (kào): lean on, trust, depend on
kào
lean on, trust, depend on
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Pinyin
kào
HSK Level
Level 2
Characters
1
English Meaning
lean on, trust, depend on
How to Write 靠 (kào)
靠 is written in 15 strokes. Follow the stroke order below, drawing each highlighted stroke in turn.
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Origin of 靠
A phono-semantic compound: 非 (people back-to-back) carries the meaning, and 告 hints at the pronunciation.
What 靠 is Made Of
靠 is built from 2 components:
告to tell, to inform, to announce
非not, negative, non-
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Words Using 靠
Common Chinese words that contain 靠:
依靠
yīkào
可靠
kěkào
靠拢
kàolǒng
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