qiáo

Traditional: 喬

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Translation

Qiao (surname), Joe

Word origin

Originally meaning tall or lofty, 乔 is now chiefly a Chinese surname and the standard transliteration of the English name Joe. The simplified 乔 derives from the traditional 喬.

Origin
proper noun
Root
乔 (qiáo), originally tall or lofty, used as a surname and to render Joe

Stroke order

Stroke order for 乔

Examples

Joe is my good friend.

Joe is coming to see us next month.

Mr Qiao lives upstairs.

This is the gift Joe gave me.

cài

Joe says he really likes Chinese food.

乔 (qiáo) is a Chinese surname and the transliteration of the name Joe. It is used as a personal name in conversation.

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Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 乔.

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