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tall 乔
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Used in these characters:
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桥
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| bridge
qiáo
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木
乔
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Left: tree 木, right: tall 乔 (top:夭, here: sky 天: [Sky-天-long legs 丿| make tall])
It is made of trees, that were sky-tall: The bridge.
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骄
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JLPT HSK 4 |
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| haughty, proud, arrogant
jiāo
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马
乔
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Left: horse 马/馬, right: tall 乔 (top:夭, here: sky 天, long legs 丿| [Sky-long legs make tall])
On a horse you appear tall and become haughty.
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娇
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| tender, frail, lovable, pampered, delicate
jiāo
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女
乔
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Left: woman 女, right: tall 乔 (top:夭, here: sky 天: [Sky-天-long legs 丿| make tall.])
A woman with sky-long legs is tender and frail.
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侨
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JLPT HSK 6 |
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| emigrant, reside abroad
qiáo
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亻
乔
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Left: person 亻, right: tall 乔 (top: 夭, but here: sky 天: [Sky-天-long legs 丿| make tall.])
In particular persons, that are tall become emigrants.
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轿
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JLPT no HSK |
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| a sedan chair, a palanquin
jiào
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车
乔
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Left: vehicle 车 (車= cart with axle丨 load-area 日 wheels 二), right: tall 乔 (top:夭, but here: sky 天: [Sky-天-long legs 丿| make tall])
A vehicle, in which you appear tall, is the: sedan chair.
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矫
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JLPT no HSK |
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| to correct, to rectify, to redress, brave, to feign
jiǎo
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矢
乔
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Left: arrow 矢 (= An arrow ノ in the sky 天), right: tall 乔 (young death 夭, but here: sky 天 [Sky-天-long legs 丿| make tall])
(just bend it straight) An arrow that is big can be corrected.
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乔
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JLPT no HSK |
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| tall, rangy
qiáo
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天
乔
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Top: early death 夭, but here: sky 天, below: long legs 丿|
Sky-long legs make tall.
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