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跤

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a tumble; a fall

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Strokes
13
Radical
足 +6
Structure
Left–right 左右
Traditional
跤
Common rank
#4,585
Unicode
U+8DE4

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Formation & memory

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How 跤 is formed

Phono-semantic compound (形声字)

足 meaning “foot” + 交 sound ( jiāo )

Components 足 交

Words with 跤

The most common words first — learning a character in context makes it stick.

WordPinyinMeaning
跌跤 diē jiāo to fall down; to take a fall
摔跤 shuāi jiāo to trip and fall; to wrestle; wrestling (sports)
绊跤 bàn jiāo to trip; to stumble

Sound family

Characters sharing the sound component 交 — compare how they read.

CharacterPinyinMeaning
交 sound part jiāo to connect; to deliver, to exchange; to intersect; to mix
校 xiào school; military field officer
效 xiào result, effect; effective
咬 yǎo to bite, to gnaw
较 jiào to compare; relatively; more
绞 jiǎo intertwined; to twist, to wring; to hang a criminal
郊 jiāo suburbs, outskirts; wasteland, open space
饺 jiǎo stuffed dumplings
狡 jiǎo cunning, deceitful, treacherous
皎 jiǎo white; bright, brilliant; clear
鲛 jiāo shark
蛟 jiāo a legendary scaled dragon
佼 jiǎo beautiful, handsome, good-looking
姣 jiāo beautiful, handsome, pretty
洨 xiáo a river in Hebei province
茭 jiāo an edible aquatic grass; Zizania aquatica