乔 (qiáo) is a Chinese character meaning “tall”. It is written from 夭 (young; tender) and 丿 (left-falling stroke) and 丨 (vertical stroke), one above the other, and takes 6 strokes.
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Structure
夭 + 丿 + 丨
Top–bottom structure
Structure from: Unicode U+4E54; modern-shape decomposition candidate verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (strokes 1-4 = 夭, stroke 5 = 丿, stroke 6 = 丨)
Memory aid
夭 stands on two long legs — a slanted 丿 and an upright 丨 — stretching it up into something tall: 乔.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
6 strokes
In real words
- 乔木qiáo mùtall tree; arbor (a tree with a single tall trunk)乔 = qiáo
- 乔迁qiáo qiānto move to a better home or a higher position (congratulatory)乔 = qiáo
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All readings
tall
tall; high (of trees and buildings); also a surname
高；高大（多指树木）；也用作姓。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 乔木qiáo mùtall tree; arbor (a tree with a single tall trunk)乔 = qiáo
- 乔迁qiáo qiānto move to a better home or a higher position (congratulatory)乔 = qiáo
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 乔 mean?
乔 (qiáo) means tall; high (of trees and buildings); also a surname.
How do you pronounce 乔?
It is pronounced qiáo.
What parts is 乔 made of?
夭 (young; tender) and 丿 (left-falling stroke) and 丨 (vertical stroke), one above the other. The recorded source is: Unicode U+4E54; modern-shape decomposition candidate verified against hanzi-writer-data 2.0.1 stroke geometry (strokes 1-4 = 夭, stroke 5 = 丿, stroke 6 = 丨). Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 乔 have?
6. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 乔?
丿. The radical is how the character is filed in a dictionary — it is not the whole story of how the character is built.
What words use 乔?
Common ones are 乔木 and 乔迁. The reading of 乔 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.