qiàoqiáo

tower

Components
讠 meaning component

  Meaning component

yán

  

speech

speech

焦 sound component

  Sound component

jiāo

  

burned

Evolution

谯 Bronze script Late Warring States (~250 BC)

Bronze script

Late Warring States (~250 BC)
谯 Seal script Shuowen (~100 AD)

Seal script

Shuowen (~100 AD)
谯 Clerical script Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)

Clerical script

Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
谯 Traditional script Modern

Traditional script

Modern
谯 Simplified script Modern

Simplified script

Modern
Definitions

() 

qiào

tower; surname; ridicule; to blame

() 

Qiáo

surname Qiao

() 

qiáo

drum tower

Most common words with 谯
Freq.
Word
Meaning

ridicule

谯城区

Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bó​zhōu​shì], Anhui

谯城

Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bó​zhōu​shì], Anhui

南谯区

Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chú​zhōu​shì], Anhui