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譙

简谯 · 繁譙

Mandarin · pinyin qiáo#

drum tower

Mandarin · pinyin qiào#

ridicule
to blame

Mandarin · pinyin Qiáo#

surname Qiao

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譙: Look up this written character
谯: qiáo · tower; surname

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2 · qiao2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

ciu3 · ciu4 · ziu6

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(literary) watchtower on a city gate
a surname

character

(alt-of, alternative) alternative form of 誚 /诮 (qiào, “to blame”)

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