(qiāo) - Qiao — an ancient place name & variant form of 鄡 used in historical texts.

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qiāo | 13 strokes | radical:

· qiāo

Qiao — an ancient place name;

variant form of 鄡 used in historical texts.

Qiao — an ancient place namevariant form of 鄡 used in historical texts.

Usage highlights

Qiao countyAncient QiaoQiao place nameVariant character Qiao

Synonyms

  • variant form with similar meaning

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • Qiao was an ancient county name (鄥县).
  • The character appears in historical records (史书中的鄥).
  • It is a variant form of 鄡 (鄡的异体字).

Collocations

  • Qiao county(鄥县)
  • Ancient Qiao(古鄥)
  • Qiao place name(鄥地名)
  • Variant character Qiao(异体字鄥)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Hapax legomenon character primarily found in historical and geographical texts.
  • Considered a variant form of 鄡, another rare character for place names.
  • Extremely rare in modern usage, mainly of interest to scholars and historians.

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