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CHINESE CHARACTER

tiào

跳

跳

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hop

Numbered pinyin
tiao4
English meanings
ricochet, make omissions, sell grain, vault, hop, bounce, bound, omission, omit, palpitate, move up and down, skip over, beat, take, spring, skip, dance, hurdle, skip (over), jump, leap

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BUILDING BLOCKS

Structure & components

Left–right structure

Left–right arrangement: left 足; right 兆.

Meaning & sound clues

足 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “foot”.

兆 is identified as the sound component (zhào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 跳.

This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.

Decomposition reference

⿰足兆

Source: Make Me a Hanzi (LGPL-3.0-or-later)
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Homophones

Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.

Example sentences

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  1. 01

    tā他tiào跳de得hěn很gāo高。

    He jumps high.

  2. 02

    gāoxìng高兴de得tiào跳qǐlai起来。

    Jumped for joy.

  3. 03

    tiào跳shéng绳。

    Jump rope.

  4. 04

    bié别tiào跳xiàqu下去。

    Don't jump down.

  5. 05

    xīn心tiào跳hěn很kuài快。

    My heart beats fast.

  6. 06

    tā他zài在tiàowǔ跳舞。

    He is dancing.

Explore words connected to this character.

  • 跳伞
  • 跳动
  • 跳槽
  • 跳水
  • 跳舞
  • 跳跃
  • 跳远
  • 跳高