Xu Collection, Upper Volume Radical: Metal (jīn) 釥 Kangxi strokes: 11 Page 1296, Entry 15 Broad Rhymes (Guangyun): Pronounced qiao (rising tone) Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced qiao (rising tone) Comprehensive Lexicon (Yupian): Refers to fine metal. Also, according to Broad Rhymes (Guangyun), it means fine or beautiful. Also means clean. Yangzi's Dialects (Fangyan): The term qiaoliao refers to something beautiful. In the regions of Qing, Xu, Hai, and Dai, it is called qiao, or sometimes referred to as liao. Note: Currently, people generally refer to something delicate, clean, and pleasing as liaoqiao. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): One source states it refers to being small. Collected Rhymes (Jiyun): Pronounced jiao (rising tone). Refers to being sharp.