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譙
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谯
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tower

HSK 10
Communication →Language
Qiáo, qiáo, qiào
ショウ、スイ
しか.る
Components
Traditional (譙)
言 say+ 焦 apprehensive =
譙 tower
言 Meaning component
yán say
words, speech
speech
焦 Phonetic component
jiāo apprehensive
burned, scorched
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Simplified (谯)
讠 speech+ 焦 apprehensive =
谯 tower
讠 Meaning component
yán speech
KangXi radical 149
speech
焦 Phonetic component
jiāo apprehensive
burned, scorched
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Notes
Similar Characters
唁 express condolence善 virtuous狺 the snarling of dogs謠 rumor (trad)這 this (trad)信 faith獄 prison (trad/jp)罰 penalize (trad/jp)訂 place an order (trad/jp)訃 obituary (trad/jp)訇 the sound of a crash計 plan (trad/jp)訌 confusion (trad)討 condemn (trad/jp)訓 instruction (trad/jp)訕 slander (trad)訖 stop (trad)託 entrust (trad/jp)記 remember (trad/jp)訚 speak (simp)
Historical Evolution
Bronze Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Bronze
Late Warring States (~250 BC)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal Shuowen (~100 AD)
Seal
Shuowen (~100 AD)
Clerical Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical
Western Han dynasty (202 BC-9 AD)
Clerical Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical
Eastern Han dynasty (25-220 AD)
Clerical Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
Clerical
Western Jin dynasty (266-316 AD)
谯
Regular
Modern
Chinese
谯 / 譙 [Qiáo]
surname Qiao
谯 / 譙 [qiáo]
drum tower
谯 / 譙 [qiào]
ridicule; to blame
Example Sentences
CHINESE WORDS (4)
谯城区 [Qiáo​chéng​qū] #61,565
Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bó​zhōu​shì], Anhui
谯城 [Qiáo​chéng] #67,811
Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bó​zhōu​shì], Anhui
南谯区 [Nán​qiáo​qū] #68,033
Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chú​zhōu​shì], Anhui
南谯 [Nán​qiáo]
Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chú​zhōu​shì], Anhui