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
信靠
xìn kào
倚靠
yǐ kào
停靠
tíng kào
凭靠
píng kào
可靠
kě kào
哇靠
wā kào
我靠
wǒ kào
投靠
tóu kào
挂靠
guà kào
斜靠
xié kào
牢靠
láo kào

Related characters (radical 非)

Characters that share the radical 非.

辈 非 靡

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