靠

kào

to lean against or on; to stand by the side of; to come near to; to depend on; to trust; to fuck (vulgar); traditional military costume drama where the performers wear armor (old)

Radical: 非 HSK 2 v, p pictophonetic

Components & Etymology

靠 decomposes into the following components:

告 非

Semantic component: 非; phonetic component: 告.

Words containing 靠

Common multi-character words and phrases that include 靠.

依靠
yī kào
to rely on sth (for support etc)
信靠
xìn kào
trust
倚靠
yǐ kào
to lean on
停靠
tíng kào
to call at
凭靠
píng kào
to use
可靠
kě kào
reliable
哇靠
wā kào
(lit.) I cry!
我靠
wǒ kào
bosh!
投靠
tóu kào
to rely on help from sb
挂靠
guà kào
斜靠
xié kào
to recline
牢靠
láo kào
firm and solid

Related characters (radical 非)

Characters that share the radical 非.

辈 非 靡

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