Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) Qiao Kangxi strokes: 17 Page 1315, Entry 02 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced qiao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qiao. Rhyme Meeting (Yunhui): Pronounced qiao. Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun): Pronounced qiao. Jade Chapters (Yupian): A spade. Master Yang's Regional Expressions (Yangzi Fangyan): A shovel or spade. In the regions of the Yangtze and Huai rivers, as well as southern Chu, it is called a spade. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Also written as the variant form (qiao).