Dong Chinese dictionary

qiáo

tall

Simplified form of 喬. Originally written the same as 高 (tall). The top part of the character was altered to distinguish 喬 from 高.

Components

characterless component

gāo

high

Strokes were removed during simplification.

Due to historical stylistic changes, this component is less similar to 高 than it was in ancient scripts.

Evolution

Bronze script

Late Spring and Autumn (~500 BC)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)

Clerical script

Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)

Traditional script

Modern

Simplified script

Modern

Definitions

qiáo

tall, lofty; proud, stately; tall

Qiáo

surname Qiao

Most common words with 乔

Component uses

Meaning component in 4 characters (1 verified)

Sound component in 10 characters (2 verified)

Sources