qiáo

place
name

Meaning of

谯 means watchtower; drum tower (ancient observation tower on city gates); surname Qiáo. Pronounced qiáo.

  • watchtower; drum tower (ancient observation tower on city gates)
  • surname Qiáo

Character Info

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Definitions & Examples

Zhè
zuò
chéng
de
qiáo
lóu
bǎo
cún
wán
hǎo
 

The watchtower of this ancient city is well preserved.

Shì
bīng
zhàn
zài
qiáo
lóu
shàng
liào
wàng
yuǎn
fāng
 

The soldier stood on the watchtower looking into the distance.

Qiáo
lóu
shì
dài
chéng
shì
zhòng
yào
de
fáng
jiàn
zhù
 

The watchtower was an important defensive structure in ancient cities.

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