What does 谯 mean in Chinese?

谯 (qiáo) means "drum tower" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 谯?

谯 is pronounced "qiáo" in Mandarin Chinese. The tone number is 2.

What HSK level is 谯?

谯 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

What words contain the character 谯?

Common words with 谯 include 南谯 (Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui), 谯城 (Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bo2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui), 南谯区 (Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui), 谯城区 (Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bo2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui).

How do you write 谯?

You can practice writing 谯 using our stroke order tool.

谯 (qiáo), drum tower

谯

qiáo

drum tower

Traditional: 譙

Character Breakdown

Radical: 言 (no. 149)Traditional: 譙

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Definitions

drum tower

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Words Containing 谯

Word	Pinyin	Meaning
南谯	Nán qiáo	Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui
谯城	Qiáo chéng	Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bo2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui
南谯区	Nán qiáo qū	Nanqiao district of Chuzhou city 滁州市[Chu2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui
谯城区	Qiáo chéng qū	Qiaocheng district of Bozhou city 亳州市[Bo2 zhou1 shi4], Anhui

Related Words

更楼(gēng lóu)· watch tower

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鼓楼(gǔ lóu)· a drum tower

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兜揽(dōu lǎn)· to canvas (for customers)

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咚(dōng)· boom (of a drum)

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HSK & Exam Info

This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Frequently Asked Questions

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