靠 (kào): meaning and stroke order

靠 in our stories

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• 老爷爷不好意思地说：“我的腿不太好，靠窗的座位太难进了。”

  lǎoyéye bù hǎoyìsi de shuō wǒ de tuǐ bú tài hǎo kào chuāng de zuòwèi tài nán jìn le

  The old man says apologetically, "My leg isn't very good, and the window seat is too hard to get into."

  From the story The train to Xi'an HSK 3

• 她靠在父亲肩上，像小时候一样，跟着他小声地唱。父亲没有问她是谁，她也没有解释。

  tā kào zài fùqīn jiān shàng xiàng xiǎoshíhou yíyàng gēnzhe tā xiǎoshēng de chàng fùqīn méiyǒu wèn tā shì shéi tā yě méiyǒu jiěshì

  She leaned on her father's shoulder as she had as a child and sang along softly. He didn't ask who she was, and she didn't explain.

  From the story The song in the thunderstorm HSK 7–9 · Level 8

• 宋慈把这个案子写进书里，不是为了讲一个精彩的故事，而是想告诉后来的官员：破案靠的并非口供和刑罚，而是仔细的观察和证据。

  Sòng Cí bǎ zhè gè ànzi xiě jìn shū lǐ bú shì wèile jiǎng yí gè jīngcǎi de gùshi érshì xiǎng gàosu hòulái de guānyuán pò'àn kào de bìngfēi kǒugòng hé xíngfá érshì zǐxì de guānchá hé zhèngjù

  Song Ci put this case in his book not to tell an exciting story but to teach later officials that solving a case depends not on confessions and punishment but on careful observation and evidence.

  From the story The flies that solved the case HSK 7–9 · Level 9