kào

to depend on; to lean against or on; to come near to

HSK 5 #808

Character data

HSK 5
Frequency 808th character
Radical ⾮ (175.7)
Strokes 15
Index # 3259

Definitions

靠 kào
  1. 1. to depend on
  2. 2. to lean against or on
  3. 3. to come near to
  4. 4. to trust
  5. 5. to stand by the side of
  6. 6. to fuck (vulgar)
  7. 7. traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

Stroke order

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Words containing 靠

Word Meaning
rely on parents at home, friends outside
rely on parents at home, friends outside
depend on parents at home, friends outside
to rely on; by means of; to use
to rely on; by means of; to use
crap!; bosh!; see also wā kào
to be affiliated with; affiliation
to recline
no one to rely on (idiom); on one's own
reliable; solid and dependable
reliable; solid and dependable
to be right next to; to lean closely against
to be right next to; to lean closely against
to complain; to whine; damn!
variant of kào yāo
use local resources to make a living
to draw close to
by the window (referring to seats on a plane etc)
window seat
damn; fuck; stop whining
reliable; reasonable; probable