靠山 kàoshān backer; backing Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents kàoshān backer; backing 靠 kào verbpreposition to depend on to rely on; to depend on for help, support, or a living山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; rangekàoshān to be near a mountain 靠 kào verbpreposition to get near to come near to; to be next to; to keep to (a side); to pull up or dock (a boat)山 shān noun mountain mountain; hill; range