qiáo
noun

Meanings

  1. 1 (classical) a tall pointed mountain
  2. 2 (read jiào) a mountain path; mountain pass

Examples

Chū wéi bì qiáo.
Going out, it becomes a jade-green peak.

Tips

history
Not used alone in modern Chinese; it appears in classical travel writing and as a given-name character. The right side is the phonetic — the same element behind , and .
register
Classical and onomastic only; everyday Chinese uses 山峰 for a peak.

Components

radical
shān
mountain
The mountain radical on the left marks as a landform — a sharp high peak, or a track through the mountains.
phonetic
qiáo
tall; lofty
On the right, (tall) supplies the qiáo sound and a fitting flavour of height; it heads the family with and .

Stroke Order

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