(què)

HSK 7-911 strokes
Readingsquèqiāoqiǎo

a freckle

Stroke order animation

Character information

Pinyin
què / qiāo / qiǎo
Meaning
a freckle; lentigo
Strokes
11
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
Same

Origin & structure

Where comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱小隹

A small 小 bird 隹

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

How to write step by step

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

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Words with

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

HSK 7-9

lit. crow and peacock make no sound

Open 鸦雀无声 page →
miǎnquè

(bird species of China) sultan tit (Melanochlora sultanea)

Open 冕雀 page →
kǒngquè

peafowl; peacock

Open 孔雀 page →
zhūquè

(ancient Chinese astronomy) Zhuque, the Vermilion Bird (the southern quadrant of the sky)

Open 朱雀 page →

cheering excitedly (idiom)

Open 欢呼雀跃 page →

lit. sparrow and swallow's congratulation (idiom); fig. to congratulate sb on completio…

Open 燕雀相贺 page →

lit. a caged bird in a pavilion (idiom); fig. to lose vigilance by comfortable living

Open 燕雀处堂 page →

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