Xu Collection, Lower Volume Radical: Leaf (yè) Entry: Qiao Kangxi strokes: 21 Page 1409, Entry 37 Pronounced qiao According to the Jade Chapters (Yupian), the term qiaoqiao refers to the appearance of sadness or sorrow. Also refers to being thin and weak according to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun). According to the Collected Rhymes (Jiyun), sometimes written in variant forms (qiao, qiao, jiao, jiao). According to the Correct Rhymes (Zhengyun), also written in variant forms (jiao, qiao, jiao).