跤
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jiāo · to tumble, to fall

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Writing notes

Shape and proportion

13Total strokes

Count each continuous pen movement once, including turns and hooks.

Left-rightCharacter structure

Keep the left side compact and leave enough room for the right side.

足Key radical

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Example sentences

Notice where 跤 sits in each complete thought.

Yǔ tiān lù huá, xiǎo xīn shuāi jiāo.雨天路滑,小心摔跤。

The roads are slippery on a rainy day. Be careful not to fall.

Source: Tatoeba #9987045 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā zài bīng shàng huá le yì jiāo.他在冰上滑了一跤。

He slipped over on the ice.

Source: Tatoeba #10605119 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ huá le yì jiāo bìng cóng lóu tī shàng shuāi xià lái.我滑了一跤並從樓梯上摔下來。

I slipped and fell down the stairs.

Source: Tatoeba #889133 · CC BY 2.0 FR
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How to study 跤 in context

  1. Say jiāo, then recall the core meaning: to tumble, to fall.
  2. Write all 13 strokes while keeping the left-right balanced.
  3. Use it in 摔跤 (shuāi jiāo), meaning “to trip and fall”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 跤 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.