蹻

See also: 蹺

蹻	U+8E7B, 蹻 CJK UNIFIED IDEOGRAPH-8E7B

← 蹺
[U+8E7A]

CJK Unified Ideographs

蹼 →
[U+8E7C]

Translingual

Han character

蹻 (Kangxi radical 157, 足+12, 19 strokes, cangjie input 口一竹大月 (RMHKB), four-corner 6212₇, composition ⿰𧾷喬)

clogs, shoes, straw sandals
stand on tiptoe

References

Kangxi Dictionary: page 1234, character 7
Dai Kanwa Jiten: character 37887
Dae Jaweon: page 1706, character 15
Hanyu Da Zidian (first edition): volume 6, page 3739, character 19
Unihan data for U+8E7B

Chinese

Glyph origin

Historical forms of the character 蹻
Shuowen Jiezi (compiled in Han)	Liushutong (compiled in Ming)
Small seal script	Transcribed ancient scripts

Characters in the same phonetic series (喬) (Zhengzhang, 2003)

	Old Chinese
驕	*krew
嬌	krew, krewʔ, *ɡrew
憍	krew, kʰrew
穚	*krew
鷮	krew, ɡrew
蕎	krew, ɡrew
喬	krew, ɡrew
簥	*krew
撟	krew, krewʔ
矯	*krewʔ
鱎	*krewʔ
敽	*krewʔ
蟜	krewʔ, ɡrew
譑	krewʔ, kʰews
蹻	krewʔ, kʰew, ɡrew, kewɢ, *ɡewɢ
繑	*kʰew
鞽	*kʰrew
趫	kʰrew, ɡrew
嘺	*ɡew
橋	*ɡrew
僑	*ɡrew
鐈	*ɡrew
毊	ɡrew, qʰrew
轎	ɡrew, ɡrews
嶠	*ɡrews
獢	*qʰrew
屩	*kewɢ

Etymology 1

trad.		蹻
simp.		𫏋
alternative forms		勪𣦜𨃧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qiāo (qiao¹)

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hiu¹ / koek⁶
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): khiâu

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qiāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: ciao
  - Wade–Giles: chʻiao¹
  - Yale: chyāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiau
  - Palladius: цяо (cjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hiu¹ / koek⁶
  - Yale: hīu / keuhk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hiu¹ / koek⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: hiu¹ / kêg⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hiːu̯⁵⁵/, /kʰœːk̚²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: khiâu
  - Tâi-lô: khiâu
  - Phofsit Daibuun: qiaau
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /kʰiau²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /kʰiau²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /kʰiau¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /kʰiau²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /kʰiau²³/

Middle Chinese: khjiew, gjak

Rime
Character	蹻	蹻
Reading #	2/5	5/5
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	宵 (91)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	去遙切	其虐切
Baxter	khjiew	gjak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰiᴇu/	/ɡɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰiɛu/	/ɡiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰjæu/	/ɡiɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰiaw/	/gɨak̚/
Li Rong	/kʰiɛu/	/ɡiak̚/
Wang Li	/kʰĭɛu/	/ɡĭak̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰi̯ɛu/	/gi̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	qiāo	jué
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hiu¹	goek⁶

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*[ɡ](r)awk/

(Zhengzhang): /*kʰew/, /*ɡewɢ/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蹻
Reading #	2/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	qiāo
Middle Chinese	‹ gjak ›
Old Chinese	/*[ɡ](r)awk/
English	lifting the feet high
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蹻	蹻
Reading #	2/5	5/5
No.	10343	10368
Phonetic component	喬	喬
Rime group	宵	藥
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	蹻	噱
Old Chinese	/*kʰew/	/*ɡewɢ/

Definitions

蹻

alternative form of 蹺 / 跷 (qiāo, “to raise one's foot”)

Compounds

按蹻 / 按跷
趁腳兒蹻 / 趁脚儿跷
跴蹻 / 跴跷
踏高蹻 / 踏高跷
踩高蹻 / 踩高跷 (cǎi gāoqiāo)
蹊蹻 / 蹊跷 (qīqiāo)
蹻工 / 跷工
蹻足 / 跷足
高蹻 / 高跷 (gāoqiāo)

Etymology 2

trad.		蹻
simp.		𫏋
alternative forms		勪𨃧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jué (jue²)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄩㄝˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): goek³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jué
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jyué
  - Wade–Giles: chüeh²
  - Yale: jywé
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyue
  - Palladius: цзюэ (czjue)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: goek³
  - Yale: geuk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: goek⁸
  - Guangdong Romanization: gêg³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kœːk̚³/

Middle Chinese: kjak

Rime
Character	蹻
Reading #	4/5
Initial (聲)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	藥 (107)
Tone (調)	Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open
Division (等)	III
Fanqie	居勺切
Baxter	kjak
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kɨɐk̚/
Pan Wuyun	/kiɐk̚/
Shao Rongfen	/kiɑk̚/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kɨak̚/
Li Rong	/kiak̚/
Wang Li	/kĭak̚/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ak̚/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jue
Expected Cantonese Reflex	goek³

Old Chinese
(Zhengzhang): /*kewɢ/

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蹻
Reading #	4/5
No.	10366
Phonetic component	喬
Rime group	藥
Rime subdivision	2
Corresponding MC rime	腳
Old Chinese	/*kewɢ/

Definitions

蹻

alternative form of 屩 / 𪨗 (“straw sandals”)
used in 蹻蹻／跷跷 (juéjué)

Compounds

跂蹻 / 跂跷
蹻蹻 / 跷跷 (juéjué)
躡蹻擔担 / 蹑跷担担
躡蹻擔簦 / 蹑跷担簦

Etymology 3

trad.		蹻
simp.		𫏋
alternative forms		勪𨃧

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiǎo (jiao³)

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄠˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): giu² / kiu³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: jiǎo
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄠˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jiǎo
  - Wade–Giles: chiao³
  - Yale: jyǎu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jeau
  - Palladius: цзяо (czjao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: giu² / kiu³
  - Yale: gíu / kiu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: giu² / kiu³
  - Guangdong Romanization: giu² / kiu³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kiːu̯³⁵/, /kʰiːu̯³³/

Middle Chinese: kjewX, gjew

Rime
Character	蹻	蹻
Reading #	3/5	1/5
Initial (聲)	見 (28)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	宵 (92)	宵 (92)
Tone (調)	Rising (X)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	居夭切	巨嬌切
Baxter	kjewX	gjew
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kˠiᴇu^X/	/ɡˠiᴇu/
Pan Wuyun	/kᵚiɛu^X/	/ɡᵚiɛu/
Shao Rongfen	/kiæu^X/	/ɡiæu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kiaw^X/	/giaw/
Li Rong	/kjɛu^X/	/ɡjɛu/
Wang Li	/kĭɛu^X/	/ɡĭɛu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ki̯ɛu^X/	/gi̯ɛu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	jiǎo	qiáo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	giu²	kiu⁴

Old Chinese
(Baxter–Sagart): /*k(r)awʔ/

(Zhengzhang): /*krewʔ/, /*ɡrew/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	蹻
Reading #	1/2
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	jué
Middle Chinese	‹ kjew^X ›
Old Chinese	/*k(r)awʔ/
English	martial
Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system: * Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence; * Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. [t] as coda may in fact be -t or -p; Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix; * Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary; * Period "." indicates syllable boundary.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	蹻	蹻
Reading #	1/5	3/5
No.	10342	10361
Phonetic component	喬	喬
Rime group	宵	宵
Rime subdivision	2	2
Corresponding MC rime	矯	喬
Old Chinese	/*krewʔ/	/*ɡrew/

Definitions

蹻

(literary) arrogant; prideful
(literary) strong; valiant
used in 蹻蹻／跷跷 (jiǎojiǎo)

Compounds

跖蹻 / 跖跷
蹠蹻 / 蹠跷
蹻勇 / 跷勇
蹻捷 / 跷捷
蹻跖 / 跷跖
蹻蹻 / 跷跷

References

“蹻”, in 漢語多功能字庫 (Multi-function Chinese Character Database)‎^[1], 香港中文大學 (the Chinese University of Hong Kong), 2014–

Japanese

Kanji

蹻

(Hyōgai kanji)

Readings

On (unclassified): きょう (kyō)、きゃく (kyaku)、がく (gaku)

Korean

Hanja

蹻 • (gyo) (hangeul 교, revised gyo, McCune–Reischauer kyo, Yale kyo)

stand on tiptoe, stretch oneself
arrogant