Chinese surname · rank 143
焦
焦 is read as jiāo.
Pinyin
jiāo
Script forms
Simplified and traditional 焦
Basic meaning
scorched; anxious
Five element
Fire
Origin
Time: Western Zhou Jiao state/place tradition; Western Zhou tradition, 1046-771 BCE
Place: Jiao state/place traditions, often associated with today's Henan region
Origin note
Jiao surname traditions connect the name with an ancient state or place. The burnt/scorched meaning is not the surname origin by itself.
Historical figures
焦裕禄
1922-1964 CE · county official
A modern public-service model figure.
焦循
1763-1820 CE · Qing scholar
A Qing evidential scholar and mathematician.