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Meaning of 喬

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(Simplified: 乔)
Pinyin: qiáo
English Definition: tall; surname Qiao
Chinese Definition:
①高:乔木。乔松。乔岳。乔迁(自低处升高处。后喻人搬到好地方居住或升官)。
②木名:乔梓。
③做假,装:乔装。
④无赖,狡诈:乔才。
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 12; Radical:
Pictophonetic: indicates the sound; (tall) conveys the meaning.
Character Formation:
  • Above to below
    • [ yāo ] young, energetic; to die young
    • [ gāo ] tall, lofty; high, elevated
Example Words
喬木 qiáo tree, esp. with recognizable trunk (as opposed to 灌木 , bush or shrub)
喬遷 qiáo qiān to move (to a superior place); promotion
喬裝 qiáo zhuāng to pretend; to feign; to disguise oneself
喬遷之喜 qiáo qiān zhī congratulations on house-moving or promotion (idiom); Best wishes for your new home!
More:喬* | *喬 | *喬*
Example Sentences
1
"Shut up, Joe, " I say. "We know what you want.
2
There were only Joe and I plugging away several hundred metres behind the rest.
3
"Evolution does not return to the past, but must always move on to different future states," says Joe Thornton of the University of Oregon.
4
Nearly everybody enters for'The Nicest Garden Competition' each year, but Joe wins every time.
5
Or a nurse, so I could be near him and help him," exclaimed Jo, with a groan.