跳(tiào)

HSK 313 strokes
Readingstiàotáo

to jump

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Character information

Pinyin
tiào / táo
Meaning
to jump; to hop; to skip over; to bounce; to palpitate
Strokes
13
HSK level
HSK 3
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where 跳 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Phonetic-semantic compound⿰足兆

In this compound, the meaning comes from 足 (foot); 兆 supplies the sound.

One part carries the meaning, the other suggests the sound.

Made of

足zú兆zhào

Parts are arranged left to right.

How to write 跳 step by step

13 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 跳

Common words using 跳 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

tiào跳shuǐ水
HSK 6

to dive (into water)

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tiào跳sǎn伞
HSK 7-9

to parachute

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tiào跳dòng动
HSK 7-9

to throb

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tiào跳cáo槽
HSK 7-9

to leave one's job to take up a position elsewhere

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luàn乱tiào跳

to jump about; (of the heart) to beat wildly

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tán弹tiào跳

to bounce; to jump; to leap

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xīn心tiào跳

heartbeat; pulse

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fó佛tiào跳qiáng墙

lit. Buddha jumps over the wall, name for a Chinese dish that uses many non-vegetarian …

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专世丰丽义乡乱争

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水伞动槽乱弹心佛

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