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IDENTITY

tiàoto jump; to dance

HSK 2Top 500

CORE MEANING

to jump; to dance

Part of speech
verb
Register
neutral

Senses

  1. 1.to jumpHSK2
  2. 2.to danceHSK2

FORM & BREAKDOWN

Radical
foot radical (zú)
strokes
13
Structure
left-right compound
IDS sequence
⿰𧾷兆
    • foot
    • gives the sound tiào
    • part of the structure

USAGE

Common words

跳舞tiàowǔto dance
跳绳tiàoshéngto jump rope

Graded examples

  • 孩子们高兴得跳起来。Háizimen gāoxìng de tiào qǐlái.HSK3

    The children jumped for joy.

RELATIONS

Lookalike — don’t mix up

LEARNING

Memory aid

Feet (足) reading the omen (兆) and leaping — jumping.

HSK version
3.0
Frequency rank
#500
Memory aid
memory-aid

TRUST & SOURCES

Reviewed by
AI-assisted editorial review
Last reviewed
2026-08-15

Sources

  • CC-CEDICT 2026-01-01

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