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靠 - kào

lean on, trust, depend on; near

lean on, trust, depend on; near

How to read 靠

Click 靠 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinkào
Englishlean on, trust, depend on; near
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

靠垫 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 靠山. Please read 靠岸 one more time.

Common words with this character

back cushion
patron; backer; close to a mountain
to reach the shore; to pull toward shore; close to shore
to draw close to

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 靠 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 靠垫 and 靠山 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 靠.