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CHINESE CHARACTER
- Numbered pinyin
- kao4
- English meanings
- depend/rely on
Stroke practice
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BUILDING BLOCKS
Structure & components
Top–bottom structure
Top–bottom arrangement: top 告; bottom 非.
Meaning & sound clues
非 is identified as the meaning component, associated with “people back-to-back”.
告 is identified as the sound component (gào). Its pronunciation may differ from the modern pronunciation of 靠.
This breakdown describes the written shape. A component's meaning does not always explain the meaning of the whole character.
Explore character components →Homophones
Characters with the same pinyin, regardless of tone.
bake
take an exam
Example sentences
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Related words
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- 依靠
- 可靠
- 靠拢
- 靠近