GGood Chinese Name

Chinese surname · rank 121

乔

乔 is read as qiáo.

Pinyin

qiáo

Script forms

Simplified 乔 · Traditional 喬

Basic meaning

tall; high

Five element

Wood

Origin

Time: Ancient Qiao place/tree-name traditions and later written-form branches; Ancient surname tradition, before 221 BCE; exact calendar year not pinned by the attached sources

Place: Multiple Qiao place traditions across northern China

Origin note

Qiao surname traditions include place-name branches and written-form relationships with older characters. The page presents it as a multi-source place/written-form surname.

Historical figures

乔吉 (Qiao Ji)

c. 1280-1345 CE · Yuan dramatist

A Yuan sanqu and drama writer.

乔玄 (Qiao Xuan)

110-184 CE · Eastern Han official

An Eastern Han official remembered in historical anecdotes.

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