King's Kung-Fu& Tai Chi

撬 — Chinese character

撬
qiào
to lift, to raise, to pry off a lid

Pinyin
qiào
Radical
64 ⼿ (Hand)
Strokes
15
Components
扌 毳
Formation
pictophonetic — hand; meaning component 扌; sound component 毳

Common words with 撬

WordPinyinMeaning
撬动 (撬動)qiào dòngto shift sth with a crowbar etc; (fig.) to influence by applying leverage
撬开 (撬開)qiào kāito pry open; to lever open
撬棍qiào gùncrowbar
撬锁 (撬鎖)qiào suǒto pick a lock; to force a lock
撬门 (撬門)qiào ménto break in; to force a door
撬杠 (撬槓)qiào gàngcrowbar
撬棒qiào bàngcrowbar
撬窃 (撬竊)qiào qièburglary; house-breaking
铁撬 (鐵撬)tiě qiàocrowbar

English words written with 撬

Data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License (graphics.txt); LGPL-3.0-or-later (dictionary.txt)); Unihan Database (Unicode License v3); CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.