Wei Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Feather (yǔ) Qiao Kangxi Dictionary Stroke Count: 18 Page 959, Entry 01 Guangyun: Pronounced qiao. Jiyun, Yunhui, and Zhengyun: Pronounced qiao. Shuowen: Long hair on a tail. Also, Guangya: To lift up. Also, qiao qiao: The appearance of being numerous. Leipian: Qiao qiao: The appearance of being tall. Book of Odes (Shijing), Zhou Nan: The firewood is piled high. Book of Odes (Shijing), Bin Feng: My house is perilous. Note: Meaning dangerous. Book of Rites (Liji), Ruxing: Coarse and slightly raised. Note: Meaning to slightly induce or initiate. Commentary: Qiao means to inspire or initiate. Zuo Zhuan: The appearance of the carriage and horses from afar. Note: The appearance of being distant. Book of the Later Han (Hou Hanshu), Treatise on Carriages and Clothing: The luan banner is made by plaiting feathers and yak tails and attaching them to the side of the flagpole; among the common people, some call this chicken-qiao. Erya, Interpretation of Plants: The lian plant is also called yi qiao. Commentary: The lian plant is also called yi qiao. Guangyun: To hang. Leipian: To stand on one's tiptoes. Guangyun: Pronounced qiao. Jiyun: Pronounced qiao. The tail is raised.