1. verb [of insects] to crawl
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 蚑 (CC-CEDICT '跂'; Guoyu '跂' v; Kroll 2015 '跂' 3, p. 355; Mathews 1931 '跂', p. 68; Unihan '跂')
  2. noun a foot with an extra toe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '跂' n; Kroll 2015 '跂' 1, p. 355; Mathews 1931 '跂', p. 68)
  3. adjective triangular
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Kroll 2015 '跂' 2, p. 355)
  4. verb to walk tiptoe
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: As a variant of 企 (Guoyu '跂' qì; Kroll 2015 '跂' qì, p. 355; Mathews 1931 '跂', p. 68)

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  • 跂行 [of an insect] to crawl
  • 跂跂 crawling or creeping (of insects)
  • 跂訾 opinionated; boastful
  • 跂想 to expect anxiously; to lookout for
  • 跂行喙息 [of an insect] to crawl and breathe
  • 跂坐 to sit with legs dangling
  • 跂蹻 clogs and grass sandals
  • 踶跂 overconfident and conceited mannerisms
  • 踦跂 to limp
  • 跂望 to stand on tiptoe looking out for to something

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