Chou Collection, Middle Volume Radical: Earth (tǔ) Entry: qiao Kangxi strokes: 15 Page 238, Entry 23 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced qiao. Rhyme Collections (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui): Pronounced qiao. Barren soil. Thin, unproductive fields are called qiao. Huainan Masters: Original Way Discourse (Huainanzi Yuandao Xun): When Shun farmed at Li Mountain, the farmers contended for the barren and stony ground but yielded the fertile and rich land to one another. Also, Rhyme Collections (Jiyun) and Rhyme Assembly (Yunhui): Pronounced qiao. Uneven soil. The variants qiao, que, and qiao are synonymous.