轿 (jiào) is a Chinese character meaning “sedan chair”. It is written from 车 (vehicle; cart) and 乔 (tall; the sound part of 侨, 桥, 娇, 骄), side by side, and takes 10 strokes.
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Structure
车 + 乔
Left–right structure
Structure from: 现代字形拆分（IDS ⿰车乔；笔画核验 车4 + 乔6 = 10）
Memory aid
A vehicle (车) that lifts its rider up high (乔, tall) — a sedan chair carried on shoulders, and today a sedan car.
This is a memory aid, not the historical origin.
Stroke order
10 strokes
In real words
- 轿车jiào chēcar; sedan轿 = jiào
- 轿子jiào zǐsedan chair (carried on poles)轿 = jiào
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All readings
sedan chair; sedan car
sedan chair; palanquin; (in compounds) sedan car
旧时由人抬着走的乘坐工具；也指轿车。 — studyhanzi 编写
Words with this reading
- 轿车jiào chēcar; sedan轿 = jiào
- 轿子jiào zǐsedan chair (carried on poles)轿 = jiào
Sound component
乔 family onset shift
Stroke data: hanzi-writer-data (Arphic Public License) · licenses & attributions
Questions people ask about this character
What does 轿 mean?
轿 (jiào) means sedan chair; palanquin; (in compounds) sedan car.
How do you pronounce 轿?
It is pronounced jiào.
What parts is 轿 made of?
车 (vehicle; cart) and 乔 (tall; the sound part of 侨, 桥, 娇, 骄), side by side. The recorded source is: 现代字形拆分（IDS ⿰车乔；笔画核验 车4 + 乔6 = 10）. Components are the building blocks of the shape; the radical used for dictionary lookup is a separate thing.
How many strokes does 轿 have?
10. You can watch the stroke order on this page, or trace it yourself.
What is the radical of 轿?
车. 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 轿?
Common ones are 轿车 and 轿子. The reading of 轿 is not the same in every word, so each word on this page shows which reading applies.