qiāo

乔

Character · Adjective · Proper nounTraditional喬

tall

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Meanings

2 senses · 2 examples
1.

adjective

tall; lofty

archaic

An archaic and literary pronunciation, rarely used in modern daily speech except in fixed classical phrases.

 《
Shī诗
Jīng经
 》
zhōng中
yǒu有
 “
nán南
yǒu有
qiáo乔
mù木
 ，
bù不
kě可
xiū休
sī思
 ”
de的
jù句
zi子
 。

The Book of Songs has the line: 'There is a tall tree in the south, under which one cannot rest'.

Qiáo乔
sōng松
zhī之
shòu寿
shì是
gǔ古
rén人
duì对
cháng长
shòu寿
de的
měi美
hǎo好
zhù祝
yuàn愿
 。

Longevity like the tall pine trees is an ancient blessing for long life.

2.

proper noun

Qiao (surname)

archaic

Rarely used pronunciation for the surname Qiao, mostly seen in classical texts or traditional family trees.