qiáo
noun #1,771

Meanings

  1. 1 tall (of trees)
  2. 2 surname Qiao
  3. 3 Joe (transliteration)

Examples

Qiáobùsī chuàngbàn le Píngguǒ gōngsī.
Steve Jobs founded Apple.
Tā qiáozhuāng dǎbàn hùn le jìnqù.
He snuck in by disguising himself.

Tips

usage
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.

In Pop Culture

乔布斯 Qiáobùsī
Steve Jobs
co-founder of Apple Inc.

Stroke Order

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