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撬

Character

撬 qiào

HSK 7–9Character

to open a door, box, or lock with a tool (as in 撬开)

Radical
扌
Strokes
15
Structure
Left–right
Parts
扌 毳
Traditional
撬
Frequency
#4648 most common character
Practice writing

Meaning

qiào

qiao4
  1. to open a door, box, or lock with a tool (as in 撬开)
  2. to lift something heavy using a long bar (as in 撬动)

Examples

  • 他把门撬开了。

    tā bǎ mén qiào kāi le

    He pried the door open.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 这个门打不开，请帮我撬一下。

    zhè ge mén dǎ bu kāi, qǐng bāng wǒ qiào yí xià

    This door won't open. Please help me pry it a little.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 他用铁棍撬起了大石头。

    tā yòng tiě gùn qiào qǐ le dà shí tou

    He used an iron bar to lift the big rock.

    AI-generated sentence

Stroke order

All 15 strokes

Speed

Practice writing 撬

Draw “撬” here — the faint guide shows its shape.

Words with 撬

撬动qiào dòngto shift sth with a crowbar etcWord撬开qiào kāito pry open; to lever openWord撬杠qiào gàngcrowbarWord撬棍qiào gùncrowbarWord撬棒qiào bàngcrowbarWord撬窃qiào qièburglaryWord撬锁qiào suǒto pick a lockWord撬门qiào ménto break inWord铁撬tiě qiàocrowbarWord

Same radical 扌

All characters with 扌 →
把bǎ打dǎ拉lā接jiē提tí报bào指zhǐ持chí舉jǔ才cái找zhǎo据jù
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