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跳 tiào — “to jump”
How to write and say the Chinese character 跳 (tiào), which means to jump — with stroke order, audio, its story, and an example sentence. Theme: Songs, games & stories.
Pinyin · 拼音 tiào
Meaning · 意思 to jump
Strokes · 笔画 13
Radical · 部首 足 (foot)
Hear it · 听发音
Stroke order笔顺
跳 is written with 13 strokes, in this order (the red stroke is the one being added):
The story behind it字源小故事
足 (foot) hints at the meaning, and 兆 lends its sound — together they make 跳.
A common word常用词
跳舞
to dance
Example sentence例句
小兔子跳得真高。
The bunny jumps so high.
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