乔克 (Qiáokè): Choke / Jock (transliteration o…

Meanings

1 Choke / Jock (transliteration of foreign name)
2 Western given name in Chinese transliteration

Characters

乔

Examples

乔克是这部小说的主角。

Qiáokè shì zhè bù xiǎoshuō de zhǔjué.

Jock is the protagonist of this novel.

我同事叫乔克,他来自苏格兰。

Wǒ tóngshì jiào Qiáokè, tā láizì Sūgélán.

My colleague is named Jock; he is from Scotland.

Tips

usage

Phonetic transliteration of names like 'Jock' (a Scottish nickname for John) or 'Chuck'. 乔 (qiáo, tall) is the conventional opener for Western names starting with /dʒ/ or /tʃ/ — same character used in 乔治 (Qiáozhì, George), 乔丹 (Qiáodān, Jordan).