Chou Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Woman (nǚ) Qiao Kangxi Stroke Count: 15 Page 270, Entry 38 Pronounced qiao. Pronounced qiao. Same as qiao (haggard). History of the Former Han Dynasty (Qian Hanshu), Biography of Imperial Relatives: Lamenting with a haggard and weary appearance. Annotation: Jin Zhuo stated: In the Sanfu region, a state of sorrow and a weary, thin appearance is called qiao ming; qiao yan is the same as qiao ming. Also, pronounced xiao. Pronounced jiao. A name used for women. Used interchangeably with the characters representing haggard, thin, the offering of sacrificial wine, burnt, and banana.