靠 kào

靠 (kào) is a Chinese character with 15 strokes, taught at HSK level 2. This page gives its meaning, the words it appears in, and characters at the same level.

Pinyin: kào
Strokes: 15
Level: HSK level 2
Component: 非

Meaning

靠 means to lean on / to depend on in English.

Meanings in 13 languages
English	to lean on / to depend on
Spanish	apoyarse / depender
Portuguese	encostar / depender
French	s'appuyer sur
German	sich lehnen / abhängen
Italian	appoggiarsi / dipendere
Russian	опираться / зависеть
Arabic	يستند / يعتمد
Hindi	टेकना / निर्भर होना
Indonesian	bersandar / bergantung
Vietnamese	dựa / nhờ
Japanese	寄りかかる・頼る
Korean	기대다 / 의지하다

Stroke order

Stroke-order animation for this character: open the writing tool with 靠 loaded.

Characters at the same level

目 mù 便 pián 举 jǔ 头 tóu 低 dī 思 sī 故 gù 春 chūn 处 chù 闻 wén 鸟 niǎo 黄 huáng