乔 is most commonly seen as a surname or in transliterations of foreign names like Joe, George (乔治), and Jobs (乔布斯). The literary meaning 'tall tree' is rare in modern usage.
Components
ideograph
乔qiáo
tall (of trees); lofty
Single ideographic unit. Simplified from 喬, originally 高 (tall) over 夭 (bent at the top) — a tree growing tall and arching gracefully. The 1956 reform compressed the lower portion into a hooked silhouette, leaving a glyph that no longer parses cleanly. Indexed under Kangxi #37 大 by tradition via the arms-shape on top.
Filed under radical 大 (dà, #37) by convention. 大 is not a separate component in 乔, so no strokes are highlighted.
